CRONIN, Richard Victor

1910 - 1976  (65 years)

• Name	CRONIN, Richard Victor  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	21 Dec 1910	Buffalo, Erie Co., New York   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Dec 1976  [6]
  Person ID	I622	Reich
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	CRONIN, Richard,   b. 30 Jan 1872, Meenskehy, Cullen, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 31 Jan 1932, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	LOUGHLIN, Julia Loretta,   b. 24 Jun 1871, Knockduff, Cullen, County Cork, Ireland ,   d. 24 Jun 1946, Buffalo, Erie Co., New York  (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F7	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	McMAHON, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 20 May 1924,   d. 14 Sep 1984  (Age 60 years)
  Married	25 Sep 1948	Our Lady of Perpetual, Old South Buffalo Ward, Erie Co., New York
  Children	1. CRONIN, Dennis B.,   b. Abt 1950,   d. 29 Aug 1970, Lime Lake, Cattaraugus Co., New York  (Age ~ 20 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	2 Apr 2012
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Richard CRONIN was highly decorated in World War II, saving his whole squadron while in Burma by letting them climb on his back. Before marriage, Richard was a heavy drinker. He worked as a fireman for Buffalo, often performing heroic feats. Richard met his wife, Mary, while he was a patient at Our Lady of Victory Hospital in Lackawanna. Mary was born on 20 May, 1924. She studied nursing at what was then the "Cadet Nursing School". She became an R.N., and worked at Our Lady of Victory for thirty-six years, retiring in 1984. Mary died on 14 September, 1984. Soon after retirement, Mary was crushed to death in a gas station when a van on the street was involved in an accident and was pushed into the gas station, pinning Mary between two vehicles. She died a short time later while in emergency surgery at Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY. Mary's sister married ? Griffin, long time mayor of Buffalo. Name: Cronin, Richard V Serial Number: 32840229 Residence: Erie, New York Enlistment Place: Buffalo, New York Enlistment Date: 26 February 1943 Grade Alpha: Pvt Grade Code: Private Branch Alpha: Bi Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Enlistment Term: Enlistment For The Duration of The War or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion of The President or Otherwise According To Law Longevity: Source: Civil Life Nativity: New York Birth Year: 1910 Race and Citizenship: White, Citizen Education: 3 Years of College Civil Occupation: Firemen, Fire Department Marital Status: Single, with Dependents Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Card Number: Box Number: 0572 Reel Number: 2.236

  
  

• Sources

  [S327] Census NY 1915, (Digital images. n.d.), Buffalo Ward 01, Assembly District 04, Election District 04, p. 31, dwelling 803; (Reliability: 3). [S329] Census US 1920, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll 1100, Buffalo Ward 4, Erie, New York, enumeration district (ED) 39, sheet 4A, p. 4751, dwelling 75 (Reliability: 3). [S332] Census NY 1925, (Digital images. n.d.), Election District 04, Assembly District 04, Buffalo Ward 04, Erie, p. 547; (Reliability: 3). [S330] Census US 1930, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T626, roll 1422, Buffalo, Erie, New York, enumeration district (ED) 10, sheet 5A, p. 456 (Reliability: 3). [S338] U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Rec, 1938-1946, ((http://www.ancestry.com)), Richard V Cronin. (Reliability: 3). [S334] U.S. Social Security, Social Security Administration, (Genealogy Bank ?(www.genealogybank.com)), entry for Richard Cronin, 1976 (Reliability: 3).