Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
Mills-Martin Family Records - Person Sheet
NameLeRoy Hindes KRUSI 
8, Index; name given as Timothy
8, Index; name given as TimothyBirth10 Jan 1921, San Francisco, San Francisco, California4533
DeathNov 1979, San Francisco, San Francisco, California4533 Age: 58
NicknameTim4530
FatherLeRoy Farnham KRUSI (1894-1983)
MotherEllen Brooks HINDES (1898-1988)
Individual Notes
• I believe these two [George & Timothy] are Leroy’s children by a previous marriage. I think only Susan & Carlisle are Hatties. I believe Hattie is still alive but frail.208
• A confirmed bachelor; no issue. Was known as “Tim” because of a picture of Tiny Tim that hung over his crib.4533
• Served in the American Field Service: “24 volunteers in World War II are sons of AFS men who served in World War I” At some point in the war years served in India and Southeast Asia, which prompted him to become a dealer of Asian Art.2
There is a statue in the Asian section of the De Young Museum which was donated by Tim.
Because of Tim’s friendship with the San Francisco columnist Herb Caen, Mr. Caen visited Lone Pine Ranch from time to time and mentioned it in his column, specifically mentioning the kite flying that was done at the ranch. This was mentioned separately by Tim’s brother and his sister, and Harriet Hume’s first cousin. This historian has not located these column(s).
In the 1970s was involved in a long-term relationship with a gentleman who was accepted into the family by LeRoy and Harriet. This historian does not have the name of this person.4572
Mentioned in Geer’s Mercy in Hell
“On April 13, 1942, Stanislas Kulak and Tim Krusi were making the run from Tobruk to Bir Bu Maafes. They were alone in a wide expanse of desert when machine-gunned by an Italian fighter. The plane came upon them from the rear. The first knowledge they had of the attack was when bullets burned holes through the windshield and instrument panel. They jerked to a stop and dived for cover, but too late. Several fragments had pierced Krusi’s back, paralyzing the diaphragm. Later the lower lobe of one lung collapsed. He was rushed to Tobruk, where he was operated on by Colonel Simpson-Smith. This surgeon’s skill saved Tim’s life.
Kulak emerged from the attack unscathed, but Kulak and Krusi both would have been killed except for one lucky break. They had piled their kit against the seats in which they were riding. Armor-piercing bullets tore their kit apart but spent themselves. One bullet plowed through a book, “The Skies of Europe,” and ended up halfway through Krusi’s diary.” (Chapter 6)4572
• A confirmed bachelor; no issue. Was known as “Tim” because of a picture of Tiny Tim that hung over his crib.4533
• Served in the American Field Service: “24 volunteers in World War II are sons of AFS men who served in World War I” At some point in the war years served in India and Southeast Asia, which prompted him to become a dealer of Asian Art.2
There is a statue in the Asian section of the De Young Museum which was donated by Tim.
Because of Tim’s friendship with the San Francisco columnist Herb Caen, Mr. Caen visited Lone Pine Ranch from time to time and mentioned it in his column, specifically mentioning the kite flying that was done at the ranch. This was mentioned separately by Tim’s brother and his sister, and Harriet Hume’s first cousin. This historian has not located these column(s).
In the 1970s was involved in a long-term relationship with a gentleman who was accepted into the family by LeRoy and Harriet. This historian does not have the name of this person.4572
Mentioned in Geer’s Mercy in Hell
“On April 13, 1942, Stanislas Kulak and Tim Krusi were making the run from Tobruk to Bir Bu Maafes. They were alone in a wide expanse of desert when machine-gunned by an Italian fighter. The plane came upon them from the rear. The first knowledge they had of the attack was when bullets burned holes through the windshield and instrument panel. They jerked to a stop and dived for cover, but too late. Several fragments had pierced Krusi’s back, paralyzing the diaphragm. Later the lower lobe of one lung collapsed. He was rushed to Tobruk, where he was operated on by Colonel Simpson-Smith. This surgeon’s skill saved Tim’s life.
Kulak emerged from the attack unscathed, but Kulak and Krusi both would have been killed except for one lucky break. They had piled their kit against the seats in which they were riding. Armor-piercing bullets tore their kit apart but spent themselves. One bullet plowed through a book, “The Skies of Europe,” and ended up halfway through Krusi’s diary.” (Chapter 6)4572