And Through the Years
Images and Videos of John and his life after the war. Be sure to watch the video of John and his son, David, when they visited the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC!
John in 2011 at 85 years young
Jo and John at their house on
Lake LBJ – early 1990's
Click on the image or HERE for a short video of him marching in the parade!
September, 2007
John loved meeting other veterans and sharing his stories.
Each of the 4,048 gold stars represents 100 American military deaths in WWII – more than 400,000 in all.
Photo credits: Unless otherwise indicated, all photos on this site
are from the private collection of John C. Crews.
Certain photos are reproduced courtesy of the Franklin Roosevelt Library.
Official Army photos by the U.S. Army Signal Corps. are reproduced
from the original booklets and materials.
The photo of the "Marine Devil" ship is courtesy of Bruce T. Doll, www.imagesofvision.com.
All graphics, photographs, and text on this site are ©2020, David P. Crews, unless otherwise noted.
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