CORRECTION NEEDED - JOHNNY CRAWFORD DID NOT SERVE ACTIVELY IN THE VIETNAM WAR AND MOST CERTAINLY NOT FOR TWO STRAIGHT YEARS WHICH VERY FEW DID AS IT WAS NORMALLY ONLY A 12 MONTH TOUR - HE ENLISTED IN 1965 AND SERVED THROUGH 1967 WORKING ON TRAINING FILMS AS A PRODUCTION COORDINATOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, SCRIPT SUPERVISOR AND DID SOME OCCASIONAL ACTING. HE WAS A SERGEANT AT THE TIME HE RECEIVED AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN DECEMBER 1967. TOO MANY OF THESE RU-vid STORIES ARE NOTHING BUT TOTAL CLICKBATE ( LIKE IMAGES OF HIM LOOKING ILL AND IN A WHEELCHAIR ) AND ARE FULL OF ERRORS AND UNTRUTHS - ALWAYS BEWARE BEFORE TAKING THESE THINGS AS STRAIGHT FACTS !!!!!
Johnny was a talent! Family watched the Rifleman each week growing up! Loved his music, his teen songs and big band later. He always seemed to be a gentleman and good human being! Rip.
