Ray Cromley
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Raymond Avolon Cromley | |
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| Born | August 23, 1910 |
| Died | February 23, 2007 |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Awards | Bronze Star, Legion of merit |
| Other work | Writer for the Wall Street Journal |
Raymond "Ray" Cromley (August 23, 1910 – February 23, 2007) was a Colonel in the United States Army and a Journalist. Prior to the Second World War, Cromley was a correspondent and journalist in Japan. Following its outbreak, Cromley joined the American army and served in the China Burma India Theater. He was a member of the United States Army Observation Group to Yenan, better known as the Dixie Mission. After the war, he went on to become a writer for the Wall Street Journal. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
See also
References
- Carolle J. Carter, Mission to Yenan: American Liaison with the Chinese Communists 1944-1947 (Lexington: University of Kentucky Press, 1997).
- Raymond Cromley, "My Japanese Wife, The Girl I Loved and Left in Tokyo" (The American Magazine, December 1942 Issue)
- Sullivan, Patricia, "Raymond Cromley, columnist covered the Pentagon" Obituatry (Boston Globe, Feb 28, 2007) (Retrieved from www.Boston.com June 28, 2012)
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