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Allen H. Crawford transcript, 1943-1945, June 5, 2000

 

Summary

Creator:
Crawford, Allen H., 1924-2017
Gregory, David
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Allen H. Crawford Transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-03-1930

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Allen H. Crawford who served in the U.S. Army Air Force as a bombardier and navigator in the 401st Bomb Group in the European Theater of Operation during World War II. This collection contains an oral history transcript where Crawford details his numerous bombing missions over Germany from late 1944 through the end of the war.

Biographical / historical:

First lieutenant Allan H. Crawford was born on September 30, 1924 in Pontiac, Michigan. In January 1943, he graduated from Southeastern High School and entered the service on February 17, 1943. Crawford served as a bombardier and navigator in the United States Army Air Corps in the European Theater of Operation during World War II. His war effort resulted in 35 high altitude heavy bombardment missions over Europe including the United States "maximum effort" bombing mission over Berlin in 1945 with Allen as navigator. Crawford was discharged in November 1945. Following the war, Allen attended Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia where he received his B.S. in Business Administration and Personnel Management in 1951. In 1991, Allen completed his M.S. degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Florida International University, Miami, Florida. Allen is a former special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Founder and President of three investigative and security firms located in Washington, D.C., Miami, and Tallahassee, Florida; Corporate Director of Security for Playboy Enterprises, Chicago and a nationally recognized security expert retained professionally to testify in courts specific to premises liability, assaults, rapes and homicides. Allen was appointed Senior Agent in Charge of the Miami office, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) directing a ten Special Agent task force investigating Medicare fraud and abuse in the Home Health industry specific to the State of Florida. Allen H. Crawford passed away on September 23, 2017 at the age of 93. He is buried at South Florida National Cemetery in Lake Worth, Florida.

Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Allen H. Crawford Transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-03-1930

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA