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Personal info

Full name
KRUSE, Arthur Lee
Date of birth
21 January 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Humboldt, Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Hometown
McCook County, South Dakota

Military service

Service number
37489819
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grosshau, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 14 16

Immediate family

Members
Otto Kruse (father)
Barbara M. Kruse (mother)
George Kruse (brother)
Bill Kruse (brother)
Marie E. Kruse (sister)
Josephine B. Kruse (sister)
Anna M. Kruse (sister)
Dorothy Kruse (sister)
Marie S. Kruse (wife)
Jerry Kruse (son)

More information

Pvt Arthur L. Kruse was a farmer before he enlisted on 3 February 1944. He was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch,www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census, http://vetaffairs.sd.gov - Ashley Wallin, Josephine Matthies (sister)

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Argus-Leader