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Home Town Boston MA / Gardena CA
Last Address El Camino Memorial Park San Diego, California
Date of Passing Oct 27, 2007
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Chief Boilerman William Henry Kronberger WWII • KOREA
Six months after Pearl Harbor William Kronberger, fought in the Battle of Midway.
William Kronberger and his wife Marguerite Kronberger (1916-date), lived in Gardena CA. William Sr. spent 30 years in the Navy and was often overseas. When he returned from sea duty, the family moved to San Diego, where he was a drill instructor at the Naval Training Center.
William died in 2007 at the age of 96. His mother, who recently celebrated her 92nd birthday, lives in San Diego.
The family later moved to Bremerton, Wash., then Honolulu Hawaii, where William was stationed in the late 1950's.
William Kronberger, three of his brothers and his father spent a total of one hundred and sixty seven years serving in the navy. BTC William and BM1 Edward also retired with thirty years service. Richard retired as a Lt.Cdr 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 William'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.
William Kronberger enlisted in the US Navy in 1929 and rose to the rank of Chief Boilerman.
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.
