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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Gordon Malan Krusen | Gordon Malan Krusen was born June 25, 1931, the son of Leslie Conard and Kathryn Malan Krusen, Sr., then of 110 Oakford Ave, Delanco; Brother of Leslie “Pete” Conard Krusen and George Cornell Krusen II. Gordon grew up in Delanco and engaged in all the local activities. He was an earnest sailor, competing in duster, comet, thistle class and catboat races at Red Dragon Canoe Club and elsewhere. Gordon matriculated to the University of Virginia from 1949 and graduated in 1953. He enrolled in Navy ROTC training from 1950 – 1953. He was commissioned as an Ensign and assigned to the USS New Jersey in 1953. He sailed to Europe and the Mediterranean, then cruised to the Pacific and participated in the shore bombardment of North Korea. Gordon married (1st) Sally B. Shipman and (2nd) Susan B. Cole. They were living in Old Lyme, Connecticut until Gordon died on June 2, 2021. He is buried in Eight Mile River Cemetery in Lyme, Connecticut. | US Navy, Ens | Unit? USS New Jersey (BB-62) | Korea Europe, Mediterranian, Western Pacific | 1931 - 2021 |
Updated October 30, 2023