http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/deaths/lester-fred-kruse-83-8862 Comments for "Lester Fred Kruse, 83" en http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/deaths/lester-fred-kruse-83-8862 <p>With his family by his side, Lester Fred Kruse, age 83, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2008 at St. Mary’s, Duluth.<br /> Lester was born Aug. 26, 1924 in Mankato, Minn., and grew up on a farm near St Clair, Minn.<br /> He joined the U.S. Army training at Camp Hood Texas in August of 1944. He served in the Philippines with the 869th Ord Ham Company as Skipper of a PT Boat and Mechanic in Manila Bay from 1945 to 1946.<br /> He received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and the Philippine Independence Ribbon.</p> <br class="clear" /><p><a href="http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/deaths/lester-fred-kruse-83-8862">read more</a></p> http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com/news/deaths/lester-fred-kruse-83-8862#comments Deaths Mon, 12 May 2008 14:31:01 -0500 Journal Staff 8862 at http://www.ifallsdailyjournal.com