World War II Honoree

Bill Kruschel

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Saint Paul Park, Minnesota

Honored By

South Washington Heritage Society

IN JUNE 1943, HE TOOK BASIC TRAINING AT FARRAGUT NAVAL TRAINING CENTER IN IDAHO. FROM THERE HE ENTERED THE NAVAL MEDICAL CORPS SCHOOL IN SAN DIEGO. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE MARINE CORPS FLEET FORCE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1ST MARINE DIVISION. HE ASSISTED THE MARINES IN THE BATTLES OF PELELIU IN 1944 AND OKINAWA IN 1945. IN SEPTEMBER OF 1945, HE SAW DUTY IN TIENTSEN (TIANJIN), CHINA BEFORE HIS DISCHARGE AT THE U.S. NAVAL STATION IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA IN JANUARY OF 1946.