Cronin Edward Matthew

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Edward Matthew Cronin is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Amanty Airdrome American Memorial

Name:

Edward Matthew Cronin

Rank:

First Lieutenant

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Unit:

96th Aero Squadron

Date of Death:

1918-09-12

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France

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Edward Matthew Cronin was born on May 16, 1896, in Bayonne, New Jersey. He was the son of Timothy J. Cronin and Mary May Melando Cronin.

Edward served in the 96th Aero Squadron as a First Lieutenant and Pilot during World War I. He was Killed in Action on September 13, 1918, when his airplane was brought down by shell fire as he was returning from a bombing expedition over the German lines. He is now buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov