William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor Hero at Riva Ridge

William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor Hero at Riva Ridge

Dec 07 , 2025

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William J. Crawford stood in the chaos of battle like a fist thrown into the teeth of hell. Bullets tore the earth around him, screams echoed over the hills of Italy—yet he held the line. Wounded, ...

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William J. Crawford's Medal of Honor at Mignano, 1943

William J. Crawford's Medal of Honor at Mignano, 1943

Dec 07 , 2025

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The air burned like fire and grit in November 1943, deep in Italy’s bitter hills. Bullets cracked and screams mingled with the bitter wind. Amid the chaos, a young Sergeant clutched a wounded comra...

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William J. Crawford's Medal of Honor Action on the Italian Front, 1943

William J. Crawford's Medal of Honor Action on the Italian Front, 1943

Dec 07 , 2025

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William J. Crawford’s body was broken. Two bullets tore through flesh and bone, yet he refused to yield. Under a hellish rain of mortar and rifle fire near Kastel, Italy, in November 1943, Crawford...

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William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor recipient at the Gothic Line

William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor recipient at the Gothic Line

Dec 07 , 2025

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Blood and dirt clung to his uniform. The gunfire wouldn’t stop, the enemy pressing hard, relentless as storm waves. William J. Crawford stood his ground, shattered and bleeding, every inch a wall b...

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William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor hero in Italy's Apennines

William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor hero in Italy's Apennines

Dec 07 , 2025

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William J. Crawford’s hands were bloodied and shaking, the world drowning in gunfire—yet he stood, fixed like a stone in a hellstorm. His rifle jammed, his body twisted by a grenade’s blast, the en...

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William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor Hero at Mignano in World War II

William J. Crawford, Medal of Honor Hero at Mignano in World War II

Dec 07 , 2025

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William J. Crawford bled for every inch he held that day in the hellfire of Italy, his body torn but his resolve steel. The earth shook under relentless enemy fire, men around him faltered, but Cra...

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