Tragedy and Honor

The US government held Crawford’s valor actions in high esteem and awarded him posthumously with the Medal of Honor, America’s highly prestigious military decoration. The award was given to his father as according to the rules the honor was awarded to the father if the person in question has died. Apparently, everyone had accepted the tragic faith of Crawford as a German Prisoner of War. In this case, Crawford was taken as dead! The award was given in “a brief, impressive ceremony” and the medal was presented by US Maj-Gen Terry Allen to Crawford’s father George.