Krueger, William, SM2

Signalman
 
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Current Service Status
USN Veteran
Current/Last Rank
Petty Officer Second Class
Current/Last Primary NEC
SM-0000-Signalman
Current/Last Rating/NEC Group
Signalman
Primary Unit
1968-1970, SM-0000, USS Hollister (DD-788)
Service Years
1967 - 1971
Official/Unofficial US Navy Certificates
Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club
Order of the Shellback
Order of the Golden Dragon
SM-Signalman

 Official Badges 

US Navy Honorable Discharge US Naval Reserve Honorable Discharge


 Unofficial Badges 

Pearl Harbor Memorial Medallion Order of the Shellback Cold War Medal Order of the Golden Dragon

Gulf of Tonkin Yacht Club Cold War Veteran Cold War Veteran Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration

Vietnam 50th Anniversary


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Navy Together We ServedUSS DeHaven Sailors AssociationUSS Hollister (DD-788) AssociationLakewood Post 496
National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors)
  2007, Navy Together We Served
  2009, USS DeHaven Sailors Association
  2013, USS Hollister (DD-788) Association
  2014, American Legion, Lakewood Post 496 (Member) (Long Beach, California) - Chap. Page
  2017, National Association of Destroyer Veterans (Tin Can Sailors) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
What are you doing now:

Retired from the construction industry after almost 46 years.  (1971-2017)
   
Other Comments:

 
VISIT MY BROTHER VIET NAM WAR VETS:

USS DEHAVEN DD727- PIC&CREWS (1968)
http://ussdehaven.org/

USS HOLLISTER DD788-PIC&CREWS (1969-1970)
http://www.destroyersonline.com/usndd/dd788/
http://www.usshollister.org/
http://www.hullnumber.com/DD-788
https://www.navysite.de/crewlist/commandlist.php?commandid=1122

USS HENRY W TUCKER DD875-PICS & CREWS (1971)
http://www.hwtucker2000.com/
   

 Remembrance Profiles -  19 Sailors Remembered
  • Estes, James, PO1
  • Stringer, Bobby, PO1
  • Watters, James, PO3
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  1968-1968, SM-0000, USS DeHaven (DD-727)

SM-Signalman

From Month/Year
March / 1968
To Month/Year
November / 1968

Unit
USS DeHaven (DD-727) Unit Page

Rank
Seaman
NEC
SM-0000-Signalman

Base, Station or City
Yokosuka
State/Country
Japan
  
 
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 USS DeHaven (DD-727) Details

USS DeHaven (DD-727)

Type
Surface Vessel 		 

Parent Unit
Surface Vessels
Strength
Destroyer

Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Feb 10, 2019
   
Memories For This Unit

Chain of Command
Captain D. A. Franz, U. S. Navy, Commanding Officer of the USS DeHaven (DD-727), 2-May-1966, was promoted to his present rank on 1 October 1967. CDR E.J. Casey, Commanding Officer of the USS DeHaven (DD-727), 5-August-1968 LT James E. Auer, Operations James B. Estes SM1 M. L. Van Winkle SM1 Bobby. J. Stringer SM1

Other Memories
Motto: Mare Librum (Freedom of the Seas, Air, Water, Oil, Sea, and Seashore ) Navy Unit Commendation 15-JUN-1966 20-AUG-1968 Vietnam Service Medal Reported aboard in 05 Mar 1968 02-APR-1968 06-APR-1968 24-APR-1968 13-MAY-1968 26-JUN-1968 08-JUL-1968
   
   
Yearbook
 
My Photos For This Unit
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Tonkin Gulf to Singapore APR 1968
SHELLBACK
WELCOME ABOARD KRUEGER 1968
WELCOME ABOARD KRUEGER 1968
30 Members Also There at Same Time
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This Unit Only
USS DeHaven (DD-727)
Estes, James, PO1 SM SM-0000 Petty Officer First Class
Watters, James, PO3 SM SM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Franz, Donald, CAPT, (1944-1977) OFF 111X Captain
CASEY, EDWARD, CDR OFF 00X Commander
Bosworth, John, PO2, (1966-1970) EM EM-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Cruthird, John, PO1, (1965-1973) DC DC-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Hinson, Gary, PO2, (1965-1969) RM RM-2319 Petty Officer Second Class
Meinke, Albert, PO2, (1964-1968) ST STG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Wainright, Spence, PO2, (1967-1971) ST STG-0000 Petty Officer Second Class
Wolbert, Robert, CPO, (1959-1981) ET ET-1425 Petty Officer Second Class
Brannock, Gail, PO3, (1968-1972) TM TM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Carter, Mark, PO3, (1967-1971) GMG GMG-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Cessna, David, PO3, (1968-1972) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Heath, Gene, PO3, (1966-1969) BM BM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Hosler, Cliff, PO3, (1966-1969) ET ET-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Jones, Randy, PO2, (1966-1971) MM MM-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Knopf, William, PO3, (1965-1968) RD RD-0312 Petty Officer Third Class
Levine, Robert, PO3, (1965-1969) PC PC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Martin, Scott, PO2, (1966-1969) BT BT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
McCauley, Bill, PO3, (1968-1971) MM MM-4291 Petty Officer Third Class
Nelson, Bruce, PO3, (1968-1972) FT FT-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Pitcher, Harvey, PO1, (1963-1986) PC PC-0000 Petty Officer Third Class
Kisler, Curtis, SN, (1966-1968) 00 00E Seaman
Nelson, Ronald, SCPO, (1966-1993) BT BT-0000 Fireman
Bussey, Cornelius, CPO, (1959-1982) Chief Petty Officer
Riggen, James, LCDR, (1960-2001) Petty Officer First Class
Alldredge, Douglas, PO2, (1966-1970) Petty Officer Second Class
Gray, David, CPO, (1957-1987) Petty Officer Second Class
Wells, Lawrence, PO2, (1965-1973) 00 Petty Officer Second Class
Thompson, Tommy, PO1, (1965-1985) CS Petty Officer Third Class

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