(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Brigadier General Alden Rudyard Crawford, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Air Forces Material Command, from 1940 to 1944. The singularly distinctive accomplishments of General Crawford and his dedicated contributions in the service of his country reflect the highest credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.