Korean War
Rank | Fireman Apprentice U.S. Navy |
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Date of Death | September 1 1951 |
National Defense Service Medal
Fireman (E2) Kroeckel was awarded the National Defense Service Medal.
Notes
Fireman (E2) Kroeckel was a crewman aboard the amphibious cargo ship USS ARNEB (LKA-56), which had returned to Norfolk from Greenland. On September 1, 1951, while on leave he was killed in an automobile accident in Rochester, New York.