Daniel M. Krumrei Explained

Daniel M. Krumrei
Birth Date:1956
Branch: Army National Guard
Rank: Major General

Major General Daniel M. Krumrei (born 1956) served as Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard.[1] Historically, he is the 38th person to serve as Illinois' adjutant general.[2]

Military career

Appointed by Governor Patrick Quinn in 2012, Krumrei was the first chaplain to head any state's National Guard having never before held a position of command. The appointment was immediately questioned by Lieutenant Colonel Grant Winsor Speece, a chaplain retired from the Minnesota Army National Guard, who correctly asserted in a letter to the editor that "it is inappropriate for a military chaplain to serve in a position of command".[3]

Although reared in a religious home, Krumrei delayed baptism. Then, because of influence by Christians in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, of which at the time he was an enlisted soldier,[4] Krumrei was baptized in 1977.

Krumrei has explicitly stated his positive impressions of the skills of women who serve in military roles.[5] He swore in Alicia Tate-Nadeau, Illinois' first female Brigadier General.[6]

Immediately before his appointment as adjutant general, Daniel Krumrei was minister of the Parkway Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Springfield, Illinois.

He retired from the National Guard on July 4, 2015.[7] A retirement ceremony was held on August 7, 2015.[8] He was succeeded by Brig. Gen. Richard J. Hayes Jr. of Chatham, Illinois, Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard.[9]

Personal life

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Madison and Phillips Theological Seminary (from which he received a Master of Divinity degree),[10] Krumrei is married to Mary Susan Krumrei (born 1957).[11] They have three adult children.[12]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Chaplain named to senior Illinois National Guard position . Chicago Tribune . 2012-12-28 . Lolly . Bowean . 2013-08-17.
  2. News: MG Daniel M. Krumrei . Illinois National Guard . 2013-06-13 . 2013-08-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131001124051/http://www.il.ngb.army.mil/bios/krumrei.aspx . 2013-10-01 .
  3. Web site: No place for a chaplain. Speece. Grant Winsor. September 2013. National Guard Association of the United States. Washington, DC. 10. National Guard. 67. 9.).
  4. News: National Guard. New calling. August 2013. 2013-08-17. 29–30. Ron. Jensen.
  5. News: Daniel M. Krumrei, Brigadier General, the Adjutant General, Illinois National Guard . Krumrei . Daniel M. . Shelby County Times . 2013-02-06 . 2013-08-17 . 2016-03-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000728/http://shelbycountynews.net/daniel-m-krumrei-brigadier-general-the-adjutant-general-illinois-nation-p23246-158.htm . dead .
  6. Web site: Illinois National Guard names 1st female brigadier general. Associated Press. 8 March 2015. chicagotribune.com.
  7. Web site: Adjutant General of Illinois National Guard to Retire. 24 May 2015. wandtv.com.
  8. Web site: Maj. Gen. Daniel Krumrei retires after 38 years of service. readmedia.com.
  9. Web site: Rauner names new National Guard adjutant general. theherald-news.com. 27 May 2015 .
  10. Web site: Major General (IL) Daniel M. Krumrei. nationalguard.mil.
  11. News: Peoplefinders. 2013-08-17. Mary Susan Krumrei.
  12. Web site: Chaplain named to senior Illinois National Guard position. tribunedigital-chicagotribune.

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