RM3 William Wayne Druliner
1925 - 1945 (20 years)-
Name William Wayne Druliner Title RM3 Nickname Bill Birth 24 Apr 1925 Hennepin County, MN 
Gender Male Death 28 Apr 1945 Pacific Ocean - Email
from: George Druliner gdruliner@gmail.com
to: Dave Drollinger
date: Tue, May 15, 2012 at 3:25 PM
subject: Re: Druliner/Drollinger family tree information bill druliner was killed at okinawa he was a petty officer second class aboard the uss brown a destroyer in communications he was sent to a evacuation
ship for hearing the ship was hit by a kamakazi killing everyone on board he was just 21 i was a supply officer aboard the uss oceanus a battle damage repair ship in the pacific while in shanghai to repair ships after the war
ended i entered a group of men in a basketball tournament put on by special services we won the tournament defeating an army team in the finals my star player was bill sharman in the basketball hall of fame as player for the celtics
and coach for the lakers i also won the tennis tournament we were united states basketball champions shanghai china 1945 and i was united states tennis champion
shanghai china 1945 i was born in miniapolis minn nov 6 1922 but brought up in santa monica ca my father oakley was born in binkelman nb iln 1899 my mother florence was born in wisconsin in 1900 your
father certainly was a war hero george druliner.
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World War II Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Casualties
Name: William Wayne Druliner
Relative Name: Mr. and Mrs. Oakley Day Druliner
Relative Relationship: Parents (Parent)
State: California
Country: United States
Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
Roll: ww2c_27
U.S. Rosters of World War II Dead
Name: William W Druliner
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Protestant
Cemetery Name: California
Disposition: According to next of kin
Service Branch: Navy
Rank: Radio Man 2nd Class
Service Number: 5647879
Burial Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA - Burial Woodlawn Cemetery
Plot Sec. 7, Lot 133, H
Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California
Person ID I22634 Drollinger Genealogy Last Modified 11 Oct 2024
Father Oakley Day Druliner, b. 4 Feb 1898, Benkelman, Dundy, NE d. 24 Jan 1972, Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, CA (Age 73 years) Mother Florence Mabel Johnson, b. 4 Apr 1900, Ellsworth, Pierce, WI d. 23 May 1959, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (Age 59 years) Family ID F3860 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Birth - 24 Apr 1925 - Hennepin County, MN 
Death - 28 Apr 1945 - Pacific Ocean 
Burial - - Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA = Link to Google Earth
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Documents 
United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans
Name William Wayne Druliner
Death Date 28 April 1945
Event Type Burial
Event Place
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Event Place (Original) Santa Monica, United States
Headstones 
Headstone
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Notes - 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: William Druliner
Age: 14
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1926
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Minnesota
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Street: 12th Street
House Number: 1331
Inferred Residence in 1935: Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 11B
Occupation: Delivery Boy
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 12
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 48
Income: 120
Income Other Sources: No
Radioman 2C USNR, parents Mr and Mrs Oakley Day Druliner, 1331 12th St, Santa Monica, CA Type of Casualty: Killed In Action
THIS IS THE HISTORY OF THE USS BROWN DD 546 DURING WORLD WAR 11
http://www.usd230.k12.ks.us/PICTT/paraphernalia/donated/USSBrown.html
After a brief stop at Pearl Harbor, Brown headed westward to take part in the Okinawa operation (1 April-30 June 1945), during which she was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation for her service as a radar picket ship;
Plank owners of the USS Brown
A plank owner is a sailor that is assigned to a ship when it is originally commissioned.
Druliner, William Wayne RM3c 564-78-79
THE SANTA MONICA HIGH SCHOOL
PAYS HOMAGE TO THE MEMORY OF
THE VALIANT STUDENTS
WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES
IN DEVOTION TO THEIR COUNTRY
WILLIAM W. DRULINER
date of enlistment 19 Dec 42
Name: William W Druliner Ship, Station or Activity: Brown Ship Number or Designation: DD 546 Muster Date: 10 Jul 1943
Name: William Wayne Druliner Ship, Station or Activity: Brown Ship Number or Designation: DD 546 Muster Date: 15 Mar 1944
Name: William Wayne Druliner Ship, Station or Activity: Brown Ship Number or Designation: DD 546 Muster Date: 13 Apr 1944
Name: William Wayne Druliner Ship, Station or Activity: Brown Ship Number or Designation: DD 546 Muster Date: 30 Jun 1944
Name: William Wayne Druliner Ship, Station or Activity: Brown Ship Number or Designation: DD 546 Muster Date: 31 Dec 1944
Name: William Wayne Druliner Ship, Station or Activity: Brown Ship Number or Designation: DD 546 Muster Date: 30 Apr 1945
United States Headstone Applications for U.S. Military Veterans
Name William Wayne Druliner
Death Date 28 April 1945
Event Type Burial
Event Place
Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States
Event Place (Original) Santa Monica, United States
- 1940 United States Federal Census