Harold Emerson Crawford
(1893-1962)
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Harold Emerson Crawford
[Private First Class Harold Emerson Crawford was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, the U.S. Army's second highest military decoration, for extraordinary heroism in combat. It is not clear why he was honored on Liberty Row, as he survived WWI.]
*No Plaque located
*The List of Liberty Row Names indicates the possible original location of the plaque.
*No soldier photograph found in the following book: Doyle, A. C., Haulsee, W. M., Howe, F. G. Soldiers of the Great War. Washington, DC: Soldiers Record Publishing Company, 1920.
Birth: 9/15/1893, Avilla, Indiana
Birth: 9/15/1893, Avilla, Indiana
Address: Lorain, Ohio and 1723 Northfield Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
Demographics: Caucasian; married; native-born citizen; lived in Ohio for about 10 years; no draft registration found which would have contained additional demographic information
Appearance: see photo at left
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 5/1/1917; rank Private First Class
Draft Date/Enlistment Date/Rank: draft date not known; enlistment date 5/1/1917; rank Private First Class
Service Number: 106190
Marriage: His first wife died in 1915. On 6/7/1919 he married Margaret Helen Imboden Crawford (1921-1996), with whom he had one child.
Deployment: deployment record not found
Action:
Death: November 4, 1962 at Miami-Dade, Florida
Death: November 4, 1962 at Miami-Dade, Florida
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Section 28 Site 1891
Burial: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA, Section 28 Site 1891
Next of Kin: Mrs. Francelia Crawford, mother, 3803 Clinton Ave., SW, Cleveland, OH
Next of Kin: Mrs. Francelia Crawford, mother, 3803 Clinton Ave., SW, Cleveland, OH
Additional Information: Father: Peter L. Crawford (1840-1904), born Ohio, married for the second time in 1891, occupations Farmer and Insurance Agent, buried Avilla City Cemetery, Avilla, IN; Mother: Francelia Brokaw Crawford (1865-1939), married 1891, occupation Milliner, buried Brooklyn Heights Cemetery, Cleveland, OH; Son: Stuart Adelbert Crawford (1921-1996), who served in WWII; Half-Siblings: See Sibling List at left, which may be incomplete.
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