WWII-KIA-KRUG, Billy
Thanks to his sister, Marie Krug Nickle
For Billy's picture
Source: Hillsboro Times June 30, 1944
A new name was added to the casualty list of World War II servicemen from Hillsboro and community who gave their lives for the country when word was received Saturday, June 24, that Pvt. First Class Billy Krug,
19, had been killed in action in Italy on May 22. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Krug received the message from the War Department Saturday noon. He was in the infantry and had been overseas since November and was known to have been in action on the Anzion beachhead. He was thought to have been in the battle for Rome. The last letter received from him was dated May __ He entered military service after graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1943 and was assigned to Camp Shelby, Miss for his basic training. He was a basketball player on the Hillsboro HS team. Billy was born Oct 24, 1924 the only child of Herbert and Gladys
Ellis Krug. They, with his grandmother, Mrs. John Krug, Hillsboro survive. --- transcribed by kbz
Source: Scrapbook of Rose Marie Sutherlin p 40
The name of Pfc. Billy Krug, son of Mrs. Gladys M. Krug of Hillsboro and that of Pvt. Robert M. MANN, son of Henry T. Mann, 811 S. 9th Street, Lafayette were among the list of 48 Hoosiers reported by the War Department as KIA and released for publication July 27th. Krug lost his life in the Mediterranean war are and Mann in the SW Pacific.
NOTE:
Born: 10-20-1924
Died: 5-29-1944
Son of Herbert & Gladys Krug
Source: Scrapbook of Rose Marie Sutherlin p 40
The first combined funeral and memorial service for mother and son ever held in Hillsboro was conducted Saturday afternoon at the Christian Church in Hillsboro. Funeral services for Mrs. Gladys Krug who died Jan
10 at Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville after a few months' illness were conducted by Re. H.A Davis of Clermont, former Hillsboro pastor, who was also in charge of the memorial service for Mrs. Krug's son, Pfc. Billy Krug killed on the Amzio, beachhead Italy May 29, 1944.
At the memorial service which followed the funeral, "America" was sung as a duet, after which Rev. Davis read a letter from a commanding infantry colonel, telling the order of the memorial service held at sunset on July 11, 1944, for Pfc. Krug and his comrades who were killed while with the 179th Infantry. Rev. Davis made a short talk and gave a scripture reading and prayer. At the close of the two services, the body of Ms. Krug was buried in Rose HIll cemetery, Hillsboro.