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CRAWFORD, Neadie - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Alabama -
Hometown
Conecuh County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34399212 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Eudenbach, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 6 | 53 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lonnie Crawford (father)
Mattie I. (McMillian) Crawford (mother)
Melvin L. Crawford (brother)
John T. Crawford (brother)
Evelyn Crawford (sister)
Louise (Pierce) Crawford (wife)
More information
Pfc Neadie Crawford worked on a farm.He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 10 November 1942.
Shortly after Pfc Crawford was killed, his wife received a letter of Chaplain Edward P. Doyle, telling her details of his death. Below is an extract of this letter.
" While advancing with his company against the enemy, a heavy concentration of enemy artillery fire was directed at them. The time was one o'clock in the morning. When it was discovered that Pfc Crawford was struck by this firing, a medical aid man rushed to his side. However, he was beyond human help. There was no suffering on his part since the end came instantly."
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, The Evergreen Courant 17 May 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet