We Were Soldiers
Crandall's exploits (along with those of many others) at the Battle of Ia Drang, are depicted in the 1992 book "We Were Soldiers Once...And Young" (by Harold G. Moore and Joseph L. Galloway), and in the related 2002 movie, "We Were Soldiers", where he is portrayed by Greg Kinnear. Crandall served as an aviation consultant during filming in 2001.