Edward L Kraus
MilitaryAssigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from the cockpit and wings down the entire fuselage to allow crew to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10695.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group 76th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32538942 / O-677513
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 435th Troop Carrier Group 76th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Welford Park
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Montgomery County, OH, USA | 10 September 1923 | |
Enlisted |
S Ft Thomas Ave, Fort Thomas, KY 41075, USA | 5 February 1941 | Fort Thomas Newport Kentucky |
Died |
6987 Marcouray, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48938 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with flames pouring from the cockpit and wings down the entire fuselage to allow crew to bale out. KIA. MACR 10695. |
Irvington, NJ 07111, USA | |||
Based |
Welford | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Buried |
Beverly, NJ 08010, USA | Re-Interred Beverly National Cemetery Beverly Burlington County New Jersey, USA |