Raymond Avolon Cromley | |
Birth Date: | August 23, 1910 |
Death Date: | February 23, 2007 |
Placeofburial Label: | Place of burial |
Allegiance: | United States of America |
Rank: | Colonel |
Branch: | United States Army |
Battles: | World War II |
Awards: | Bronze Star, Legion of merit |
Laterwork: | Writer for The Wall Street Journal |
Raymond 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.