| Birth: | Mar. 8, 1923
Golden
McCurtain County
Oklahoma, USA | | Death: | Sep. 25, 1999
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma County
Oklahoma, USA | 
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as a Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company F, 253d Infantry, 63d Infantry Division. Near Lobenbacherhof, Germany on April 8, 1945, his company came under heavy enemy machinegun and automatic rifle fire. Storming a well dug in position single handedly, he killed 2 of the machinegun crew at pointblank range with his M 1 rifle. Although badly wounded from enemy crossfire he charged the remaining enemy positions and with accurate rifle fire forced 7 enemy soldiers to surrender and the other defenders to flee. His other awards include, the Purple Heart, Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and the Combat Infantryman's Badge. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
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Spouse:
Hilda Joan Adams Crews (1926 - 1996)*
*Calculated relationship
Search Amazon for John Crews | | | Burial:
Resthaven Gardens Cemetery
Oklahoma City (Cleveland County)
Cleveland County
Oklahoma, USA
GPS (lat/lon): 35.36016, -97.52383 |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Record added: Sep 06, 2003
Find A Grave Memorial# 7840250 |
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