Michael Blake Kruse

Michael Blake Kruse was born on May 19th in Camp Pendleton, California - the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps. He is the son of Melinda Kay (Purvis), a former executive secretary, and Michael Dean Kruse, a production manager. Both parents served in the Marines Corps and were honorably discharged shortly after Michael's birth. He has two younger brothers, Shane Marcus Kruse (b. 1992) and Colton Dean Kruse (b. 1998), as well as a younger sister, Kiersten Kae Kruse (b. 2002).