Champ Crawford

On a winter's day in Ozark, Arkansas, the life of White / Caucasian Sheriff Champ Crawford, a 41-year-old male, came to a violent and abrupt end. The date was February 26, 1942, and the setting was a local barber shop, a place typically of casual conversation and camaraderie. For Sheriff Crawford, however, it would become the scene of a fatal confrontation rooted in political rivalry and simmering resentment.

The tense prelude to the deadly encounter began when Jim Wilson, a 38-year-old m ...

Sheriff Champ Crawford - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)

Champ Clay Crawford Sr. (1900-1942) - Find a Grave Memorial