Background
Cranston, John Welch was born on December 21, 1931 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Earl and Mildred (Welch) Cranston.
Cranston, John Welch was born on December 21, 1931 in Utica, New York, United States. Son of Earl and Mildred (Welch) Cranston.
Bachelor of Arts, Pomona College, 1953. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1964. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1970.
Assistant professor history West Texas State University, 1970-1974, University Missouri, Kansas City, 1970, Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi, 1974-1980, associate professor, 1980-1983. Historian United States Army Armor Center, Fort Knox, Kentucky, 1983-1995. Retired, 1995
Adjunct professor history and government Elizabethtown Community College, Fort Knox, 1988-2002.
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. National Endowment for Humanities fellow, summer 1976, summer 1981. Member American History Association, Organisation of America Historians.