NO 21 KIA 07--22-68 PFC DONALD JOHN KRUSSOW US ARMY 1965 GRADUATE INDUCTED 12-17-25

 

WALL OF HONOR MEMBER

Donald John Krussow
October 03, 1947 to July 22, 1968

Name: PFC Donald John Krussow (10-03-47 to 07-22-68)

Roy Miller High School:  21 Casualty, 56th for the City of Corpus Christi

Graduated from Roy Miller:  1965 (Could not be verified)

Branch:  US Army

Time In Service:  00 yr

ID No:  67138412MOS

MOS:  11B10 Infantryman

Unit: D CO, 1ST BATTALION, 16TH INFANTRY, 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION, USARV

Age at Loss: 20 yrs old

Tour Of Duty:  05-24-68 to 07-22-68

Incident Location:  Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam

Casualty Type:  Hostile, ground casualty died outright

Casualty Detail:  Gun or small arms fire

From:  Corpus Christi, Texas - Reportedly grew on Osage Street in CC, Tx

 Medals Include: National Defense Service Medal; Vietnam Service Medal; Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal; Combat Infantry Badge; Purple Heart Medal

PFC Donald John Krussow is buried at the Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Corpus Christi. His brother, Victor Krussow passed away on 02-07-2010 at the age of 51 years.

OTHER PICTURES OF DONALD IN UNIFORM (PICTURE ON LEFT PROVIDED BY ROBERT KRUSSOW, DONALD'S NEPHEW

            

A PLEDGE THAT I MADE TO DONALD WHEN THE ONLY PICTURE WAS THE ONE SHOWN ABOVE ON THE RIGHT 

          

ON LEFT ROBERT KRUSSOW DONALD'S NEWPHEW; ON RIGHT ONE OF DONALD'S BROTHER AND ROBERT'S SON 

           

MEDALS AWARDED TO DONALD

PICTURE OF DONALD'S GRANDFATHER WHILE IN THE US NAVY

Rest In Peace Our Brother - "This We'll Defend"