Rank Colonel Died February 23, 2007 Battles/wars World War II Battles and wars World War II | Name Ray Cromley Role Journalist | |
Awards Bronze Star, Legion of merit Other work Writer for the Wall Street Journal | ||
Service/branch United States Army Allegiance United States of America | ||
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.
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