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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH LEGISLATURE
FIRST SESSION LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 25
IntroducedArch,Blood,Bolz,Bostelman, 14; byAlbrecht, 3;29;17; 23; Brandt,Brewer,Briese,Cavanaugh,Chambers, 32; 43; 41; 6;11; Clements,Crawford,DeBoer,Dorn,Erdman, 30;2; 10;45; 47; Friesen,Geist,Gragert,Groene,Halloran, 25;34; 40;42; 33; Hansen,Hansen,Hilgers,Hilkemann, B., M., 21;16; 26; 4; Howard,Hughes,Hunt,Kolowski,Kolterman,La 9; 8;44; 31; 24; Grone,Lathrop,Lindstrom,Linehan,Lowe, 49; 12;37; 39; 18; McCollister,McDonnell,Morfeld,Moser,Murman, 22; 46; 5;20; 38;Quick,Scheer, Slama,PansingStinner, 35; 19;1; Brooks, 28; 48;Walz,Wayne, Williams,Vargas,Wishart, 15; 13; 7; 36;27. WHEREAS,DaleFrankKruegerwas bornJuly 4, 1923, on a farmnear Winside,
Nebraska; and
WHEREAS,DaleKruegerfarmed withhis family untilbeingdrafted into servicein1944. Hewas inducted into theUnitedStates Navywhere he served until July 1946; and
WHEREAS,inJuly of1945, Dale Kruegerserved asa fireman aboard the
U.S.S.Indianapolis,whichdeliveredto the islandof Tinian the atomic bomb that would later be dropped on Hiroshima, Japan; and
WHEREAS,onJuly 30,1945, theU.S.S. Indianapoliswashit by two torpedoesfiredbya Japanese submarineand sunk,sending nearly 900 of the
1,195 men on board into the shark-infested waters; and
WHEREAS,thesurvivorsof the torpedo attack onthe U.S.S.Indianapolis remainedinthe Philippine Sea for four daysbefore being accidentally discovered by a pilot on a routine antisubmarine patrol; and
WHEREAS,DaleKruegerwasone of 316 survivors of the U.S.S.Indianapolis disaster,havingspentonehundred hours inthe sea, experiencingextreme dehydrationandexposure,and underconstant sharkattackswith onlya standard life jacket; and
WHEREAS, Dale Krueger received the Purple Heart Medal; and
WHEREAS,DalemarriedLois Ruser on February 14,1948, atImmanuel
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WHEREAS, Dale exemplified service to his country and community as a member of the Rural Fire Board, Winside School Board, V.F.W. Post #1644 in Norfolk,
Winside American Legion Post #0252, and Trinity Lutheran Church in Winside; and
WHEREAS, Dale Frank Krueger passed away at the age of 95 on February 8,
2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, FIRST SESSION:
1. That the Legislature honors the life and service of Dale F. Krueger and offers its condolences to the Krueger family.
2. That a copy of this resolution be sent to the family of Dale F.
Krueger.
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