Harold Kruger

Last Name: Kruger
First Name: Harold
Middle Initial/Name: J.
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Branch of Armed Services: United States Army
Armed Services Serial Number: 32364173
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Training Grounds/Domestic Locations: Fort Ben Harrison, IN; Syracuse Army Air Base, NY; Wake Forest, NC

Unit(s): Finance Det; 73rd Service Grp.; HQ Det. - A.F.S.; ABC USSTAF; Sqnd O, 17th RCD, AVN; Eastern Command USTAF; Office of Amiercan Legation, 17th Base PO; Detatchment 5 Air Service Command

Rank(s): Sgt.; Cpl.

Theater(s) of Operation: Europe; Middle East

Locations: England; U.S.S.R (Moscow); Egypt; Switzerland (Bern), (Basel)

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Of Interest: 6/25/44 - Making friends with the Russians and respect for Eastern Europeans; 12/10/44 - Anxiety about possible outcome of presidential election; 4/6/45 - "Still haven't met any of the people that I am supposed to call Jews, and I wonder where they hide. They are really closed mouthed and I can't figure it out. In fact, in this town they don't even have a restaurant where you could go for a meal, not alone find one who would be willing to enough to come out and say he is a Jew. Sometimes I wonder what the devil ails our people and haven't they had enough of the persecutions of modern times or do they still want more. But I guess there would have to be some kind of investigation to find out what is in their minds." 5/12/45 - Describes celebrations after German surrender, Swiss displayed all allied flags except U.S.S.R, mention of Ernie Pyle writing an article on Reiver (?);

Delaware Connection(s): Sly Cohen; Joe Weiner; Reiver(?)

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First Letter to Mollye: 02/20/1943
Last Letter to Mollye: 01/15/1946
Number of Items in Mollye Collection: 80
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