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Crandall Hall Building Dedication Ceremony

Joint Base Lewis-McChord - Enterprise Multimedia Center (EMC)

Nov. 13, 2020 | 28:22

1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion dedicated its battalion headquarters building to retired Col. Bruce P. Crandall. Crandall, an Olympia, Wash., native, received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions in the Battle of Ia Drang. He was a Master Army Aviator in both fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters assigned to A Company, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile). He led over 900 combat missions during two tours in Vietnam.