KRUEGER, Cadet Warren George

KRUEGER

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/22/2013 at 11:54:58

The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, May 26, 1945, Page 7

CLEAR LAKE BRIEFS

Dr. and Mrs. H. C. KRUEGER have received word that their son, Warren G. KRUEGER, aviation cadet, has completed primary training at the navy air station at Olathe, Kans., and been transferred to Corpus Christi, Texas, for advanced training.

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Wednesday, August 11, 1943, Page 2

WARREN G. KRUEGER, 22,
IS KILLED IN AIRPLANE ACCIDENT

Navy Pilot Training Man
Loses Life in Texas Airfield Crash

Clear Lake - Cadet Warren George KRUEGER, 22, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. C. KRUEGER, Oakhurst, North Shore, was killed in the crash of his training plane at Corpus Christi, Tex., Tuesday afternoon, his parents have been notified.

Cadet KRUEGER was born at Mason City Oct. 5, 1921, and was graduated from Clear Lake high school and Mason City junior college before enlisting in the navy. He was a member of the First Congregational church of Clear lake. He entered naval pilot training service in September, 1942, and in two more weeks would have received his commission as an ensign in the navy.

Besides his parents, Cadet KRUEGER is survived by one brother, Robert, at home. Dr. KRUEGER, as acting president of the Association for the Preservation of Clear Lake, is widely known throughout the state.

The body of Cadet KRUEGER will be brought to Clear Lake for burial, arriving here Friday or Saturday. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

[Interment was made at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, Iowa.]

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The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Thursday, August 12, 1943, Page 16

War Brought Home Again

The stark reality of war has comehome to Cerro Gordo county again in the death of Cadet Warren George KRUEGER, 22-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. H. C. KRUEGER of Clear Lake. The tragic crash at Corpus Christi occurred just two weeks before this sterling lad was to receive his wings as a naval ensing.

Because Warren was born, reared and educated in Mason City - high school and junior college - his death brings with it a sense of deep personal loss to this city. And to his parents, among the state's most public spirited people, goes a heartfelt sympathy.

Here was a young many looking out on life in all of its rosy promise. A singularly rose promise it was too. He answered his country's call and made the supreme sacrifice. He gave his life that his country might live.

His story and example stand as a lasting challenge to all of us - in peace no less than in war. It's ours to build and preserve the kind of America for which he died.

Transcriptions by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2013

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