,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cdib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #a1  
#bjaf ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,stabenow7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was considered1 read the    
third time1 and passed  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
designate the ,traverse ,city ,,va      
,community-,based ,outpatient ,clinic of
 the ,department of ,veterans ,affairs  
in ,traverse ,city1 ,michigan1 as the   
,colonel ,demas ,t4 ,craw ,,va ,clinic4 
#a4 ,designation of ,colonel ,demas ,t4 
,craw ,,va ,clinic in ,traverse ,city1  
,michigan  7a7 ,findings ,congress finds
 the following3 7#a7 ,demas ,t4 ,craw   
was born on ,april #i1 #aijj1 in ,long  
,lake ,township1 ,michigan4  7#b7 ,while
 residing in ,traverse ,city1 ,michigan1
 ,demas ,t4 ,craw enlisted in the       
,united ,states ,army at ,columbus      
,barracks1 ,ohio1 on ,april #ah1 #aiah1 
and trained with the #abth ,cavalry at  
,camp ,stanley1 ,texas4  7#c7 ,colonel  
,craw achieved the position of senior   

pilot and was awarded-- 7,a7 the ,medal 
of ,honor for action in ,north ,africa2 
7,b7 the ,world ,war ,i ,victory ,medal2
  7,c7 the ,world ,war ,,ii ,victory    
,medal2  7,d7 the                       
,european-,african-,middle ,eastern     
,campaign ,medal2  7,e7 the ,mexican    
,service ,medal2  7,f7 the ,american    
,defense ,service ,medal2  7,g7 the     
,purple ,heart2  7,h7 the ,royal ,order 
of ,george ,i2 and  7,i7 the ,observer  
,badge4  7#d7 ,colonel ,craw's citation 
for the ,medal of ,honor said1 ,for     
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in
 action above and beyond the call of    
duty4 ,on ,november #h1 #aidb1 near     
,port ,lyautey1 ,french ,morocco1 ,col4 
,craw volunteered to accompany the      
leading wave of assault boats to the    
shore and pass through the enemy lines  
to locate the ,french commander with a  
view to suspending hostilities4 ,this   
request was first refused as being too  
dangerous but upon the officer's        
insistence that he was qualified to     

undertake and accomplish the mission he 
was allowed to go4 ,encountering heavy  
fire while in the landing boat and      
unable to dock in the river because of  
shell fire from shore batteries1 ,col4  
,craw1 accompanied by #a officer and #a 
soldier1 succeeded in landing on the    
beach at ,mehdia ,plage under constant  
low-level strafing from #c enemy planes4
 ,riding in a bantam truck toward       
,french headquarters1 progress of the   
party was hindered by fire from our own 
naval guns4 ,nearing ,port ,lyautey1    
,col4 ,craw was instantly killed by a   
sustained burst of machinegun fire at   
pointblank range from a concealed       
position near the road44  7#e7 ,colonel 
,craw was killed in action on ,november 
#h1 #aidb1 while attempting to deliver a
 message to broker a cease fire with    
,france4  7b7 ,designation ,the         
,traverse ,city ,,va ,community-,based  
,outpatient ,clinic of the ,department  
of ,veterans ,affairs in ,traverse      
,city1 ,michigan1 shall after the date  

of the enactment of this ,act be known  
and designated as the ,colonel ,demas   
,t4 ,craw ,,va ,clinic4  7c7 ,reference 
,any reference in any law1 regulation1  
map1 document1 paper1 or other record of
 the ,united ,states to the             
community-based outpatient clinic       
referred to in subsection 7b7 shall be  
considered to be a reference to the     
,colonel ,demas ,t4 ,craw ,,va ,clinic4