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BRIAN JOHN CRONIN
Lieutenant (junior grade) · U.S. Navy
December 23, 1939 – December 9, 1964
Service recordBrian John Cronin, of West Hartford, Connecticut, served as a Lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S. Navy. He died on December 9, 1964, offshore, South Vietnam, at age 24. His name is inscribed on Panel 1E, Line 75 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 1E · Line 75
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Navy
- Rank
- Lieutenant (junior grade) (LTJG)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Url Pilot (1355)
- Born
- December 23, 1939
- Home of record
- West Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- December 9, 1964
- Age
- 24
- Province
- Offshore
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Aircraft Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
Four names on the Wall carry the date December 9, 1964. In December 1964, 36 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 1E, Line 75
- ARTHUR ALEXANDER SHELTONPrivate First Class · December 8, 1964
- DONALD WAYNE BEARDLieutenant Commander · December 9, 1964
- BRIAN KAY SKINNERFirst Lieutenant · December 9, 1964
- JOHN FREDRICK STONEBURNERMajor · December 9, 1964
From West Hartford
- JOHN HENRY WELCH IIISecond Lieutenant · February 1, 1967
- ROBERT LYON NORTONFirst Lieutenant · December 3, 1968
- MARK HANNAY DIXONPrivate First Class · April 29, 1969
- DOUGLAS WHITING YOUNGLance Corporal · December 20, 1969
- NORMAN PHILIP WESTWOOD JRLieutenant · May 17, 1970
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.