Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 08:18:57 :
Independent Journal
Wednesday, June 22, 1977
HARRY N. KRENKEL, 81, Retired Army colonel
Masonic and military funeral for retired Col. Harry N. Krenkel of San Francisco, who was involved with the development of the atomic bomb during World War II, will be at 9:45 a.m. Monday at the Post Chapel at the Presidio of San Francisco.
Krenkel, 81, longtime Army Corps of Engineers official, and father of Sandra Ciocci of Novato, died unexpectedly at his home.
He was born in Sacramento and lived all his life in California, except for overseas service.
Krenkel enlisted in the cavalry in 1914 and later served in the field artillery. He served at the Mexican border in 1916 and in England and France in 1917 and 1918, earning a commission as a second lieutenant.
During World War II, he served with the construction division of the Ninth Corps, as executive officer for the San Francisco District Corps of Engineers, chief of construction for the Oakland Army base, as engineer for the East Bay region, post engineer for harbor defenses of San Francisco and with the Manhattan Project in Hanford, Wash.
He retired from the Corps of Engineers in 1955 but continued to work there as a civilian engineer until 1958. Upon retirement he received a certificate of achievement for 42 years of military and civilian service.
Krenkel was a member of the Retired Officers Association, Reserve Officers Association and the Admiral Nimitz Officers Club of Treasure Island. He also belonged to a number of Masonic organizations, including Occidental Lodge No. 1 of the Masons, Royal Arch Masons, Knights Templar and the Islam Temple of the Shrine and the Scottish Rite.
He also was a member of the American Association of Retired Person, Sons in Retirement, National Geographic Society and was past commander of Heroes of ’76 of the National Sojourners.
In addition to his daughter in Novato, he is survived by his wife, Daisy A. Krenkel; three other children, Roberta K. Tubbs of Vacaville, Peter A. Krenkel of Chattanooga, Tenn., and Noele Krinkel (sic) of San Francisco, and eight grandchildren.
Burial with full military honors will be in Golden Gate National Cemetery.
The family prefers donations to the Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled Children, American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.
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