High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William J. "Bill" Crawford (May 19, 1918 March 15, 2000) was a U.S. Army private who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty" during World War II in operations near Altavilla, Italy. After the battle, Crawford, who was a squad scout, was captured by the Germans and presumed dead. So in 1945, the medal was given to his father. Later in the year, Crawford was among a group of soldiers rescued from German captivity.