Gale E. Krouse

Captain Gale E. Krouse (est. 1913 - February 29, 1992) was a United States Navy lawyer and judge. He was involved in the investigation of the and served as the presiding judge of the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
Family and Education
Krouse was born in Onaga, Kansas the son of Charles L. Krouse (1882-1970) and Bessie R. Crumbaker (1884-1933). Krouse's father was a prominent local businessman and politician who served in the Kansas State Senate from 1932 to 1936.
Krouse received his undergraduate and law degrees from Washburn University.
Legal and Navy Career
Following graduation from law school, Krouse practiced law in Kansas and South Dakota before joining the Navy in August 1942. Krouse served in the Pacific during World War II.
Following the war Krouse returned to practicing law in Kansas before re-joining the Navy in 1946. During his Navy career he served in Washington, San Diego, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and Norfolk. Krouse was involved in the investigation of the USS Pueblo incident. He was the principal author of an opinion that the Code of the U.S. Fighting Force was not "militarily binding." For the last four years of his service, he was on the U.S. Court of Military Review for the Navy and Marine Corps, now called Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. He was its presiding judge for the last two years then retired in 1974. Krouse died in 1992 from complications related to Alzheimer's disease.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu