ENS Glenn Earl Druliner

1922 - 1945  (22 years)

• Name	Glenn Earl Druliner
  Prefix	ENS
  Birth	13 Sep 1922	Benkelman, Dundy, NE
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Mar 1945	Pacific Ocean
  	Glenn Earl Druliner killed WWII was a pilot on the USS Franklin. He was married to Mildred Nadine Anderson, no children. Per Anita Druliner-Kitt on 13 May 2013 Nebraska State Summary of Naval War Casualties Name: Glenn E. Druliner State Registered: Hawaii Death Date: 19 Mar 1945 USS Franklin Cemetery: Tablets of the Missing at Honolulu Memorial Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Cemetery City: Honolulu Cemetery Country: Hawaii WAR: World War II Awards: Purple Heart Title: Ensign Rank: Ensign Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 0-355115 Division: United States Naval Reserve Data Source: World War II Honor Roll This note was a Post-Em note on RootsWeb World Connect by Gordon Drollinger on 6 Aug 2010. Thank you Gordon. B 1922 D 19 Mar 1945 WWII NAVAL WAR CASUALTIES NEBRASKA SUMMARY 1946 DRULINER, Glenn Earl, Ensign, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Mildred Nadean Druliner, Parks. ENS, USS Franklin, USN The USS Franklin (CV-13) Before dawn on 19 March 1945 the U.S.S. Franklin, who had maneuvered closer to the Japanese mainland than had any other U.S. carrier during the war, launched a fighter sweep against Honshu and later a strike against shipping in Kobe Harbor. Suddenly, a single enemy plane pierced the cloud cover and made a low level run on the gallant ship to drop two semi-armor piercing bombs. One struck the flight deck centerline, penetrating to the hangar deck, effecting destruction and igniting fires through the second and third decks, and knocking out the combat information center and airplot. The second hit aft, tearing through two decks and fanning fires, which triggered ammunition, bombs and rockets. The Franklin, within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland, lay dead in the water, took a 13° starboard list, lost all radio communications, and broiled under the heat from enveloping fires. Many of the crew were blown overboard, driven off by fire, killed or wounded, but the 106 officers and 604 enlisted who voluntarily remained saved their ship through sheer valor and tenacity. The casualties totaled 724 killed and 265 wounded, and would have far exceeded this number except for the heroic work of many survivors. Among these were Medal of Honor winners, Lieutenant Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, S. J., USNR, the ship's chaplain, who administered the last rites, organized and directed firefighting and rescue parties, and led men below to wet down magazines that threatened to explode, and Lieutenant (junior grade) Donald Gary who discovered 300 men trapped in a blackened mess compartment, and finding an exit, returned repeatedly to lead groups to safety. The U.S.S. Santa Fe (CL-60) similarly rendered vital assistance in rescuing crewmen from the sea and closing the Franklin to take off the numerous wounded. The Franklin was taken in tow by the U.S.S. Pittsburgh until she managed to churn up speed to 14 knots and proceed to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to Brooklyn, N.Y., arriving on 28 April. Following the end of the war, the Franklin was opened to the public, for Navy Day celebrations, and on 17 February 1947 was placed out of commission at Bayonne, N.J. On 15 May 1959 she was reclassified AVT 8. The U.S.S. Franklin received four battle stars for World War II service. From: Dictionary Of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. II, 1977, pp. 443-444
  Burial	Benkelman, Dundy, NE
  	Burial: Benkelman Cemetery Benkelman, Dundy County, Nebraska, USA Inscription: ENS. U. S. S. FRANKLIN. U. S. NAVY. Note: Casualty of World War II.
  Person ID	I11745	Drollinger Genealogy
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2024

  
  

  Father	Ross Dey Druliner, Sr.,   b. 6 Feb 1873, New Carlisle, St. Joseph, IN d. 1 Dec 1974, Benkelman, Dundy, NE (Age 101 years)
  Mother	Josephine "Josie" Mae Dennon,   b. 17 Sep 1887, Dundy County, NE d. 7 Jun 1972, Dundy County, NE (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F3765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mildred Nadean Anderson,   b. 23 Apr 1923, Haigler, Dundy, NE d. 7 Jun 2007, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	U.S., Navy Casualties Books Name: Glenn Earl Druliner Residence Place: Nebraska, USA Branch of Service: US Navy Spouse: Mildred Nadean Druliner Volume Title: Combat Naval Casualties, World War II, (MT-WY)
  Family ID	F7752	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Sep 1922 - Benkelman, Dundy, NE Death - 19 Mar 1945 - Pacific Ocean Burial - - Benkelman, Dundy, NE  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  		Honolulu Memorial - Tablets of the Missing - USN - WORLD WAR II

  
  

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  Benkelman Cemetery Benkelman, Dundy, NE

  
  

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  1940 United States Federal Census Name: Glenn E Druliner Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1923 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Nebraska Marital Status: Single Relation to Head of House: Son Inferred Residence in 1935: Benkelman, Dundy, Nebraska Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 17B Attended School or College: Yes Highest Grade Completed: High School, 3rd year Weeks Worked in 1939: 0 Income: 0 Income Other Sources: No Glenn E. Druliner was a son of Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Druliner Sr., and graduated from Benkelman High School in 1940; later attended Wesleyan University at Lincoln. He entered the Air Service of the U.S. navy on July 27, 1942, and his Naval training took him to Mr. Vernon, Iowa; Del Monte, California; Norman, Oklahoma; and Corpus Christi, Texas, where he won his Wings on March 15, 1944. He received his advanced training at Ft. lauderdale, Florida, and at Great Lakes, Ill. Glenn was serving in the Pacific Theatre as Pilot of a Gruman Avenger, a large torpedo bomber, operating from the decks of the USS Franklin. His plane was waiting its turn to leave the ship when it was hit by a Japanese bomb. Glenn made the supreme sacrifice for his country on March 19, 1945. He was married to Mildred (Anderson) of Parks. WWII NAVAL WAR CASUALTIES NEBRASKA SUMMARY 1946 DRULINER, Glenn Earl, Ensign, USNR. Wife, Mrs. Mildred Nadean Druliner, Parks. ENS, USS Franklin, USN The USS Franklin (CV-13) USS Franklin Museum Association* Mission Statement Board Members Membership Associate Members Ship's Store Membership Update 2011 Reunion Naperville, IL Search Name Search USS Franklin.org Site "704" Club Members <704club.html> Before dawn on 19 March 1945 the U.S.S. Franklin, who had maneuvered closer to the Japanese mainland than had any other U.S. carrier during the war, launched a fighter sweep against Honshu and later a strike against shipping in Kobe Harbor. Suddenly, a single enemy plane pierced the cloud cover and made a low level run on the gallant ship to drop two semi-armor piercing bombs. One struck the flight deck centerline, penetrating to the hangar deck, effecting destruction and igniting fires through the second and third decks, and knocking out the combat information center and airplot. The second hit aft, tearing through two decks and fanning fires, which triggered ammunition, bombs and rockets. The Franklin, within 50 miles of the Japanese mainland, lay dead in the water, took a 13° starboard list, lost all radio communications, and broiled under the heat from enveloping fires. Many of the crew were blown overboard, driven off by fire, killed or wounded, but the 106 officers and 604 enlisted who voluntarily remained saved their ship through sheer valor and tenacity. The casualties totaled 724 killed and 265 wounded, and would have far exceeded this number except for the heroic work of many survivors. Among these were Medal of Honor winners, Lieutenant Commander Joseph T. O'Callahan, S. J., USNR, the ship's chaplain, who administered the last rites, organized and directed firefighting and rescue parties, and led men below to wet down magazines that threatened to explode, and Lieutenant (junior grade) Donald Gary who discovered 300 men trapped in a blackened mess compartment, and finding an exit, returned repeatedly to lead groups to safety. The U.S.S. Santa Fe (CL-60) similarly rendered vital assistance in rescuing crewmen from the sea and closing the Franklin to take off the numerous wounded. The Franklin was taken in tow by the U.S.S. Pittsburgh until she managed to churn up speed to 14 knots and proceed to Pearl Harbor where a cleanup job permitted her to sail under her own power to Brooklyn, N.Y., arriving on 28 April. Following the end of the war, the Franklin was opened to the public, for Navy Day celebrations, and on 17 February 1947 was placed out of commission at Bayonne, N.J. On 15 May 1959 she was reclassified AVT 8. The U.S.S. Franklin received four battle stars for World War II service. From: Dictionary Of American Naval Fighting Ships, Vol. II, 1977, pp. 443-444 Name: Glenn E. Druliner State Registered: Hawaii Death Date: 19 Mar 1945 Cemetery: Tablets of The Missing At Honolulu Memorial Cemetery Burial Plot: Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Cemetery City: Honolulu Cemetery Country: Hawaii WAR: World War II Awards: Purple Heart Title: Ensign Rank: Ensign Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 0-355115 Division: United States Naval Reserve Data Source: World War II Honor Roll