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KRAUSE, Ernest A - Date of
birth
20 June 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Wabasha, Wabasha County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Steele County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36277407 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
378th Infantry Regiment,
95th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Metz, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 43 |
More information
Pfc Ernest A. Krause enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 23 October 1942.He worked on a farm before he enlisted.
Pfc Krause is remembered at the Sharon Cemetery in Sharon, Steele County, North Dakota.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Minnesota Birth Index, http://mathieu.gitzhofer.free.fr/irongb.php
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Ki Crowe