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Home Town Boston MA / Gardena CA
Date of Passing Sep 09, 2003
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Lt. Commander Richard J. Kronberger WWII • KOREA
Richard Kronberger, three of his brothers and his father spent a total of one hundred and sixty seven years serving in the navy. Richard retired as a Lt.Cdr with thirty years service. His brothers William and Edward also retired with thirty years service. His brother Robert retired as a Commander with thirty-seven years service, and his father, Chief Warrant Officer Samuel Kronberger retired with forty years service.
Sam and two of Richard's brothers, Robert and Edward, were serving together on the USS West Virginia at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1958 they co-founded the PHSA, Pearl Harbor Survivors Association.
Richard J. Kronberger enlisted in the US Navy in 1934 and rose to the rank of Lt. Cdr. in the Supply Corps. His wife, (Marie) Dorothy Kronberger, was a retired Master Sergeant in the Air Force. They are buried at Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, CA.
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
