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- William_P._Cronan abstract "William Pigott Cronan (March 6, 1879 – March 18, 1929) was a United States Navy Captain who served as the 19th Naval Governor of Guam. During his tenure in the Navy, he became decorated, commanded a number of ships, and came to be known as \"the most popular man in the Navy\". He participated in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish–American War. In 1903, he gained some attention for his participation in the rescue of a Venezuelan fisherman off the coast of La Guaira under bad conditions. Both the Venezuelan government and navy command praised him for the way he carried out the operation. He became a national news story in 1907 while serving aboard the USS Connecticut during a training operation. When a gun nearly exploded because of leaking powder; he shoved his hand into the gun's breechblock, preventing the explosion and losing two of his fingers in the process.He served as the first commanding officer of the USS Monaghan in 1911. He would later command the Atlantic Fleet Torpedo Flotilla Fifth Fleet from the flagship USS Jouett. During World War I, he first commanded the USS Supply and captured German Corvette Captain Adalbert Zuckschwerdt off the coast of Guam. He also commanded the U.S.S. Komingin der Nederlanden during the war, for which he received the Navy Cross. The house he owned with wife Nellie Grant Cronan, granddaughter of President Ulysses S. Grant, is now an historical site in San Diego. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.".
- William_P._Cronan activeYearsEndDate "1916-05-08".
- William_P._Cronan activeYearsStartDate "1916-04-29".
- William_P._Cronan almaMater United_States_Naval_Academy.
- William_P._Cronan award Navy_Cross.
- William_P._Cronan battle Battle_of_Santiago_de_Cuba.
- William_P._Cronan birthDate "1879-03-06".
- William_P._Cronan birthPlace Connecticut.
- William_P._Cronan birthPlace New_Haven,_Connecticut.
- William_P._Cronan birthYear "1879".
- William_P._Cronan country United_States.
- William_P._Cronan deathDate "1929-03-18".
- William_P._Cronan deathPlace San_Diego.
- William_P._Cronan deathYear "1929".
- William_P._Cronan militaryBranch United_States_Navy.
- William_P._Cronan militaryCommand "Atlantic FleetTorpedo Flotilla Fifth Fleet".
- William_P._Cronan militaryCommand "U.S.S. Komingin der Nederlanden".
- William_P._Cronan militaryCommand "USS Jouett".
- William_P._Cronan militaryCommand "USS Monaghan".
- William_P._Cronan militaryRank Captain_(United_States).
- William_P._Cronan nationality United_States.
- William_P._Cronan orderInOffice "19th".
- William_P._Cronan orderInOffice "Naval Governor of Guam".
- William_P._Cronan serviceEndYear "1923".
- William_P._Cronan serviceStartYear "1898".
- William_P._Cronan successor Edward_Simpson_(governor).
- William_P._Cronan thumbnail William_Cronan_as_a_Cadet.png?width=300.
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- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink U.S.S._Komingin_der_Nederlanden.
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Brooklyn_(ACR-3).
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- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Don_Juan_de_Austria.
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Iowa_(BB-4).
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Jouett_(DD-41).
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Marblehead_(C-11).
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Marietta_(PG-15).
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Monaghan_(DD-32).
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink USS_Supply_(1872).
- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink Ulysses_S._Grant.
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- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLink Venezuela.
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- William_P._Cronan wikiPageWikiLinkText "William P. Cronan".
- William_P._Cronan almaMater United_States_Naval_Academy.
- William_P._Cronan awards Navy_Cross.
- William_P._Cronan battles Battle_of_Santiago_de_Cuba.
- William_P._Cronan birthDate "1879-03-06".
- William_P._Cronan birthPlace "New Haven, Connecticut".