Philip Cronin:
CLASS OF 1964
Roslindale High SchoolClass of 1964
Roslindale, MA
Suffolk UniversityClass of 1995
Boston, MA
Philip's Story
Life
Born in Dorchester Ma, Moved to the Beachland Projects Roslindale when I was five. Went to the Phinhas Bates school through the 6th grade. |Went to the Washington Irving middle school and graduated from Roslindale High School in June of 1964. Went to work at Boston Collage until I was first drafted for the service. I joined the Army to be a Paratrooper. I served until I was Injured and medicaled out in 1978. I am married to Donna Alessandrini of Dedham, Ma. We have one son, Jeff, who served in the Army for eight years. I went to collage at Suffolk University in Baston, ma. Graduated in 1995. I went to work for the Air Force at Hanscom AFB in MA, I got a phone call offering me a job in Alabama payin...Expand for more
g twice what I was making for the Air Force from a contractor that was doing work for the Sec. of the Air Force. I took it and have been in Alabama ever since. How ever my injuries are causing a number of problems that may put me in a wheel chair. I am fighting this as much as I can.
Military
Jan 66 Ft Dix Basic, March 66 Ft Gordon AIT, June/July 66 Jump School. August 14 Viet Nam D Troop, 1st Bn, Airborne, 12th Cav, 1st Cav Div, Central Highlands, Bong Song, An Lo Valley, Kim Song Valley, Song Be Valley, Ple me, i Drang, Kontum, Aug 67 to 14 Feb, 82 nd Airborne Division. HHC 1st Bn, 508th PIR. 14 Feb to end of year with the 3rd Bde 82nd in Nam.
Wounded once got a bunch of medal and medicaled out in 1978.
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