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John E. Cronin celebrated his 100th birthday at St. Elizabeths in Enumclaw on May 22, 2015.

John E. Cronin celebrated his 100th birthday at St. Elizabeths in Enumclaw on May 22, 2015.

Cronin was a firefighter in New York for 20 years, starting in 1938 and retiring in 1958.

The New York Fire Department sent Cronin several of his awards, newspaper articles and other affects from his time in Ladder 135 in Queens, New York.