Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
William
S.
Cronan
October 18, 1883

–

October 22, 1959

Cemetery:

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Boatswain’s Mate

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bennington

    Action Date:

    July 21, 1905
    War Department, General Orders No. 13, January 5, 1906

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Boatswain’s Mate William S. Cronan, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on board the U.S.S. BENNINGTON, displayed at the time of the explosion of a boiler of that vessel at San Diego, California, 21 July 1905.