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KRAUSE, Harold A - Date of
birth
16 January 1926 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Summit Station, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Summit Station, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33927049 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
304th Infantry Regiment,
76th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of the Katzenkopf forest, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 45 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur G. Krause (father)
Edith E. (Minnich) Krause (mother)
Pearl Krause (sister)
Claude C. Krause (brother)
Betty J. Krause (sister)
Alberta Krause (sister)
Herbert Krause (brother)
Stanley W. Krause (brother)
Kenneth Krause (brother)
Shirley M. Krause (sister)
Dale Krause (brother)
More information
Pfc Harold A. Krause enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 23 March 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947, http://76thdivision.com/304/history_304th_004.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspapers.com - Pottsville Republican - 15 March 1945