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Personal info

Full name
CRAWFORD, Richard Elton
Date of birth
9 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Shelby County, Texas
Hometown
Precinct 8, Shelby County, Texas

Military service

Service number
6959092
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
In the viciny of St. Michel-sur-Meurthe - Denipaire, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 26 32

Immediate family

Members
Robert L. Crawford (father)
Lela D. (Clemmer) Crawford (mother)
Dewitt T. Crawford (brother)
Ernest H. Crawford (brother)
Cecil W. Crawford (brother)
Hazel F. Crawford (sister)
Vernell W. Crawford (sister)
Annis M. (Andrews) Crawford (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Richard E. Crawford joined the Regular Army on 21 February 1940.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy