JOHN "Jack" KROGMANN

JOHN C. KROGMANN "Jack" (Age 95)  U.S. Naval Reserve (Ret.)  
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle went to meet the Lord after enjoying an eventful life. He is survived by his wife, Marge, three children, a step-daughter, 10 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and another coming any day now. Jack served his country proudly and went to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy soon after Pearl Harbor. He survived two different ships being sunk, once on Friday the 13th by a German U-Boat and six weeks later on Christmas morning by an Italian submarine. Both incidents resulted in Jack spending a few days on a life boat in the middle of the Indian Ocean, then in the Atlantic Ocean on the second occasion. He later received a commission in the U.S. Navy and was serving on the USS Boxer (CV-21) during the Korean War when it caught fire. He later went into the Naval Reserve where he served until the 1970's and retired as a Captain. Jack also worked in the U.S. Government until his retirement in 1980. He was quite active in his retired life as he loved to garden, find yard sales, and work his beehives and fish. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Murphy's Funeral Home, in Falls Church, VA., Saturday, May 27 at 1 p.m. He will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.