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107312 Technical Sergeant John Leonard "Jack" Cronin U.S. Army 40 Tank Battalion, C Company from:Minden, Nebraska, USA I'm trying to locate the wartime assignments of my uncle, John L. Cronin (sometimes known as: Jack). It appears that he had once been assigned to "C" Company, 40th Tank Battalion; but, he also may have been assigned to the 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at the time of him being wounded mid-December 1944, across from the town of Julich, Germany, next to the Roer River. The date of his wounding may have been 15 or 16 December, 1944; but, even that information may not be precise. My uncle described the armored vehicle that he was a crew member in as having a 90 mm. gun; but, it was not an M-26 Pershing Tank. So, he may have been a crewmember of an M-36 Jackson tank destroyer. Since such vehicles were commonly utilized in small 'attached' groups for temporary usage in specific areas, it is becoming difficult to precisely locate why my uncle might have been operating in the Julich area in December 1944, when he was wounded; or, of exactly which unit he may have been assigned to during that time. Unfortunately, my uncle's military records of assignments were destroyed in the 1973 fire within the Military Records Repository at St. Louis, Missouri; and, any privately retained records may have also been lost in perhaps routine yearly 'spring cleanings'. Marcus A. Cox Add to this record.  Related Content: Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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