This is a cenograph. John Douglas Crawford is buried in Cantigny, Somme, Picardie, France.
One of the first Randolph residents to die in combat in World War One was Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford.
John Crawford was born in Randolph on February 25, 1888, and grew up next to the library that his grandfather, Seth Turner helped to establish. He attended Thayer Academy, and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with a BA degree in 1911.
Upon graduation, he went to work for the banking firm of E.H Rollins of Boston and New York, becoming their manager, first in London and then in Philadelphia, where he was working when the war broke out.
Crawford was one of the first Randolph residents to join the fight, enlisting in June 1917, entering Reserve Officer Training at Camp Sheridan, Illinois. He was selected to go to France, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in H Company, 1st/28th Infantry. This was the first American unit to arrive in France, and immediately, it proved its mettle.
On the morning of 28 May 1918, Lt. Crawford was with the 28th Regiment's H Company in action in the village of Cantigny. The company was located in the center of the attacking force, and penetrated through and well past the enemy's trenches, gaining the high ground of the ridge beyond the town, which exposed them to intense German artillery fire, but they held their ground for nearly two days before being relieved. It was probably during these counterattacks that he was killed. H Company had some of the highest casualties in the 28th Regiment.
His grave is marked with a simple white cross, and there are other markers in his memory in Crawford Square and Central Cemetery. In October 1919, Randolph remembered her native son by re-naming Central Square in his honor. [Thanks to Henry Cooke for this biography. May 28, 2018 - all rights reserved.]
Inscription
In tender and loving memory of John Douglas Crawford, 2nd Lieutenant US Co. H 28th Infantry. Son of John Jennings Crawford and Ellen Josephine Turner. Grandson of Seth Turner.
Born Feb. 25, 1888, killed in action at Cantigny, France, May 27, 1918 and buried near the field of battle.
The Division Commander cites the following officers and men of the 28th Infantry for conspicuous gallantry in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, May 27-31, 1918:
Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford, US 28th Infantry. On the morning of May 27th during intense shellfire which preceded an enemy raid, walked up and down his trench sector encouraging his men and by his fearless example kept them in high spirits. Shortly after dawn he was killed by shellfire.
Dulcē et decōrum est prō patriā mōrī
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This is a cenotaph.
Contributor: Lisa Van Dyke (48145606)
One of the first Randolph residents to die in combat in World War One was Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford.
John Crawford was born in Randolph on February 25, 1888, and grew up next to the library that his grandfather, Seth Turner helped to establish. He attended Thayer Academy, and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with a BA degree in 1911.
Upon graduation, he went to work for the banking firm of E.H Rollins of Boston and New York, becoming their manager, first in London and then in Philadelphia, where he was working when the war broke out.
Crawford was one of the first Randolph residents to join the fight, enlisting in June 1917, entering Reserve Officer Training at Camp Sheridan, Illinois. He was selected to go to France, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in H Company, 1st/28th Infantry. This was the first American unit to arrive in France, and immediately, it proved its mettle.
On the morning of 28 May 1918, Lt. Crawford was with the 28th Regiment's H Company in action in the village of Cantigny. The company was located in the center of the attacking force, and penetrated through and well past the enemy's trenches, gaining the high ground of the ridge beyond the town, which exposed them to intense German artillery fire, but they held their ground for nearly two days before being relieved. It was probably during these counterattacks that he was killed. H Company had some of the highest casualties in the 28th Regiment.
His grave is marked with a simple white cross, and there are other markers in his memory in Crawford Square and Central Cemetery. In October 1919, Randolph remembered her native son by re-naming Central Square in his honor. [Thanks to Henry Cooke for this biography. May 28, 2018 - all rights reserved.]
Inscription
In tender and loving memory of John Douglas Crawford, 2nd Lieutenant US Co. H 28th Infantry. Son of John Jennings Crawford and Ellen Josephine Turner. Grandson of Seth Turner.
Born Feb. 25, 1888, killed in action at Cantigny, France, May 27, 1918 and buried near the field of battle.
The Division Commander cites the following officers and men of the 28th Infantry for conspicuous gallantry in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, May 27-31, 1918:
Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford, US 28th Infantry. On the morning of May 27th during intense shellfire which preceded an enemy raid, walked up and down his trench sector encouraging his men and by his fearless example kept them in high spirits. Shortly after dawn he was killed by shellfire.
Dulcē et decōrum est prō patriā mōrī
Gravesite Details
This is a cenotaph.
Contributor: Lisa Van Dyke (48145606)
This is a cenograph. John Douglas Crawford is buried in Cantigny, Somme, Picardie, France.
One of the first Randolph residents to die in combat in World War One was Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford.
John Crawford was born in Randolph on February 25, 1888, and grew up next to the library that his grandfather, Seth Turner helped to establish. He attended Thayer Academy, and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with a BA degree in 1911.
Upon graduation, he went to work for the banking firm of E.H Rollins of Boston and New York, becoming their manager, first in London and then in Philadelphia, where he was working when the war broke out.
Crawford was one of the first Randolph residents to join the fight, enlisting in June 1917, entering Reserve Officer Training at Camp Sheridan, Illinois. He was selected to go to France, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in H Company, 1st/28th Infantry. This was the first American unit to arrive in France, and immediately, it proved its mettle.
On the morning of 28 May 1918, Lt. Crawford was with the 28th Regiment's H Company in action in the village of Cantigny. The company was located in the center of the attacking force, and penetrated through and well past the enemy's trenches, gaining the high ground of the ridge beyond the town, which exposed them to intense German artillery fire, but they held their ground for nearly two days before being relieved. It was probably during these counterattacks that he was killed. H Company had some of the highest casualties in the 28th Regiment.
His grave is marked with a simple white cross, and there are other markers in his memory in Crawford Square and Central Cemetery. In October 1919, Randolph remembered her native son by re-naming Central Square in his honor. [Thanks to Henry Cooke for this biography. May 28, 2018 - all rights reserved.]
Inscription
In tender and loving memory of John Douglas Crawford, 2nd Lieutenant US Co. H 28th Infantry. Son of John Jennings Crawford and Ellen Josephine Turner. Grandson of Seth Turner.
Born Feb. 25, 1888, killed in action at Cantigny, France, May 27, 1918 and buried near the field of battle.
The Division Commander cites the following officers and men of the 28th Infantry for conspicuous gallantry in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, May 27-31, 1918:
Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford, US 28th Infantry. On the morning of May 27th during intense shellfire which preceded an enemy raid, walked up and down his trench sector encouraging his men and by his fearless example kept them in high spirits. Shortly after dawn he was killed by shellfire.
Dulcē et decōrum est prō patriā mōrī
Gravesite Details
This is a cenotaph.
Contributor: Lisa Van Dyke (48145606)
One of the first Randolph residents to die in combat in World War One was Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford.
John Crawford was born in Randolph on February 25, 1888, and grew up next to the library that his grandfather, Seth Turner helped to establish. He attended Thayer Academy, and Cheshire Academy in Connecticut. He attended Yale University, where he graduated with a BA degree in 1911.
Upon graduation, he went to work for the banking firm of E.H Rollins of Boston and New York, becoming their manager, first in London and then in Philadelphia, where he was working when the war broke out.
Crawford was one of the first Randolph residents to join the fight, enlisting in June 1917, entering Reserve Officer Training at Camp Sheridan, Illinois. He was selected to go to France, being commissioned as a second lieutenant in H Company, 1st/28th Infantry. This was the first American unit to arrive in France, and immediately, it proved its mettle.
On the morning of 28 May 1918, Lt. Crawford was with the 28th Regiment's H Company in action in the village of Cantigny. The company was located in the center of the attacking force, and penetrated through and well past the enemy's trenches, gaining the high ground of the ridge beyond the town, which exposed them to intense German artillery fire, but they held their ground for nearly two days before being relieved. It was probably during these counterattacks that he was killed. H Company had some of the highest casualties in the 28th Regiment.
His grave is marked with a simple white cross, and there are other markers in his memory in Crawford Square and Central Cemetery. In October 1919, Randolph remembered her native son by re-naming Central Square in his honor. [Thanks to Henry Cooke for this biography. May 28, 2018 - all rights reserved.]
Inscription
In tender and loving memory of John Douglas Crawford, 2nd Lieutenant US Co. H 28th Infantry. Son of John Jennings Crawford and Ellen Josephine Turner. Grandson of Seth Turner.
Born Feb. 25, 1888, killed in action at Cantigny, France, May 27, 1918 and buried near the field of battle.
The Division Commander cites the following officers and men of the 28th Infantry for conspicuous gallantry in action during the operations connected with the capture and defense of Cantigny, May 27-31, 1918:
Second Lieutenant John Douglas Crawford, US 28th Infantry. On the morning of May 27th during intense shellfire which preceded an enemy raid, walked up and down his trench sector encouraging his men and by his fearless example kept them in high spirits. Shortly after dawn he was killed by shellfire.
Dulcē et decōrum est prō patriā mōrī
Gravesite Details
This is a cenotaph.
Contributor: Lisa Van Dyke (48145606)
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