Floyd County

 

Cpl. Delmer L. Krumrey

 

 

Delmer L. Krumrey was born May 2, 1925 to William Frederick and Daisy Leola Krumrey. He died Apr. 12, 1945 and is buried in Beckwith Cemetery, Nilesville, IA.

Cpl. Krumrey served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 15th Air Force and was KIA in Italy as an engineer-gunner aboard a heavy bomber which was preparing to take off on a daylight bombing mission over the continent. As the plane was gaining speed, it became disabled, suddenly nosed over and crashed.

Source: ancestry.com