Howard W. Crawford

Colonel Howard W. Crawford, Jr. was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School on 2 May 1968. His first duty assignment was a Tactical Officer, 52nd Company, 5th Student Battalion, Training Support Brigade, Fort Benning, Georgia. | His subsequent duty assignments include: TAC Officer, 52nd Company, 5th Student Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia; Senior TAC, 55th Company, 5th Student Battalion, Fort Benning, Georgia; Advisor, II Corps, Massachusetts C V, Cheo Reo, Vietnam; Company Commander, A Company 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armor Div, Gelnhausen, Germany; Company Commander, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armor Division, Gelhnausen, Germany; Battalion Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 48th Infantry, 3rd Armor Division, Gelhhausen, Germany; Assistant Brigade S-3, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Brigade S-3, 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Battalion S-3, 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Division Training Officer G-3, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Logistics and Operations Officer, Joint Deployment Agency, McDill Air Force Base, Florida; Battalion Commander, 2nd Battalion, 505th, 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Div, Fort Bragg, North Carolina; Senior Observer Controller, Joint Readiness Training Center, Little Rock, Arkansas; and Director, Directorate of Training and Doctrine, United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia. | Colonel Howard W. Crawford, Jr. is a graduate of Columbus College, Bachelor of History, and Florida Institute of Technology, Master of Science in Logistics Management. | His military awards include: Combat Infantryman Badge, Master Parachutist Badge, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Army Commendation Medal w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign w/ 3 Campaign Stars.