Edward L Kraus

Military

Assigned 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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  • 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

B-24 Liberators of the 467th Bomb Group lined up at Rackheath. B-24 (4z-E+, serial number 42-94910) is visible in the foreground. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Rackheath.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Welford Park

Events

Event Location Date Description

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