The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Phillip M. Kroeckel
Rank
Fireman Apprentice, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
September 1, 1951
Fireman (E2) Kroeckel was a crewman aboard the amphibious cargo ship USS ARNEB (LKA-56), which had returned to Norfolk from Greenland. On September 1, 1951, while on leave he was killed in an automobile accident in Rochester, New York.