Delanco Military Veterans Honor Roll

A Project of the Delanco History Board

Home  About  Nominate

Civil WarWWIWWIIKoreaVietnamIraq IIraq IIAfghanistan



Name Narrative Branch and Rank Unit and Specialty Conflict/Arena Born/Died
George Cornell Krusen II George Cornell Krusen II was born on August 5, 1928 to George Elliott and Grace Kimball Krusen in Philadelphia. Brother of Jon Falan Krusen. Within days, the family moved to 617 Delaware Avenue in Delanco. The family lived there six years from 1928 to 1934, moving to Riverton in 1934, then returning to the family "compound" at 1117 Delaware in Delanco in 1941. George Attended Westfield Friends School, then Moorestown Friends School, graduating in 1946. He graduated from MIT in 1950 and earned his Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell in 1952. He joined the US Army Chemical Corps through the Army ROTC in July 1952, training at Camp McClellan in Alabama. He was assigned to the Dugway Proving Grounds and served until 1954, attaining the rank of 1st Lieutenant. After the war he worked for a series of chemical companies. He married Betsey Goodrich Malan on February 2, 1957. About 1959, they purchased a farm outside of Boxborough Massachusetts. Betsey died June 4, 2012. George is actively engaged in land preservation in his community. US Army, 1st Lt Chem Corps, Dugway Proving Grounds Korea 1928 - *

Updated October 30, 2023