serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial nickname rank image article_title name
1942 - 1945 , 1947 - 1967 united states army palmer lake , colorado 15 march 2000 pueblo , colorado united states of america 3rd division battalion , 142nd infantry regiment , 36th infantry medal of honor place of burial world war ii 19 may 1918 united colorado states air force academy , colorado springs , bill master sergeant 175px william j. crawford
 william j. `` bill '' crawford
william j. crawford

william john `` bill '' crawford -lrb- may 19 , 1918 -- march 15 , 2000 -rrb- was a united states army soldier who received the medal of honor for his actions during world war ii .
he was also a career u.s. army enlisted soldier and later a janitor at the united states air force academy .
