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William Crosson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1942. He retired in 1967 as a U.S. Army Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

    Action Date:

    1966 – 1967

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) William Henry Crosson, Jr. (ASN: 0-24880), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States in the Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1966 to 1967.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

    Action Date:

    1965 – 1966

    United States Military Academy Register of Graduates

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Colonel (Field Artillery) William Henry Crosson, Jr. (ASN: 0-24880), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States with Headquarters, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, in the Republic of Vietnam, from 1965 to 1966.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Field Artillery)

    Batallion:

    863d Field Artillery Battalion

    Division:

    63d Infantry Division

    Action Date:

    March 15, 1945

    Headquarters, 63d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 97 (April 14, 1945)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Captain (Field Artillery) William Henry Crosson, Jr. (ASN: 0-24880), United States Army, for gallantry in action while serving with Battery C, 863d Field Artillery Battalion, 63d Infantry Division, in action on 15 March 1945, in the vicinity of Bliesranbach, Germany. Captain Crosson, while on reconnaissance for a battery position, came under small arms and machine gun fire from an enemy defensive area. He immediately deployed his party and attacked a superior enemy force. During the ensuing action, Captain Crosson killed two of the enemy, wounded a third, and through superior tactical maneuvering, he and his party captured twelve enemy and cleared the area of others, making it safe for his battery to go into position. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Captain Crosson, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.