Cronin, Joseph Campbell, 1899-1971

Person

Staff Only

Biography

Joseph Campbell Cronin (December 3, 1899 - June 13, 1972) graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1921. Cronin served as the Operations Officer, Chief of Staff at Kaneohe Bay Naval Air Station in Oahu, Hawaii, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. During World War II, Captain Cronin commanded the USS Tulagi (CVE-72) and was present on the USS Missouri during Japan's unconditional surrender. Cronin eventually retired from the U.S. Navy as a Rear Admiral.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joseph Campbell Cronin Collection

Collection

Identifier: 000062

Abstract

The Joseph Campbell Cronin Collection features an album of Rear Admiral Cronin’s personal photographs, documenting the Japanese unconditional surrender aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63), a portrait of Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey, and images from the USS Franklin (CV-13) and Japan's Pearl Harbor model.

Dates: September 2, 1945

Found in: Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War