RICHARD EDWARD KRAUS
Deceased
Rate/Rank
PFC Service Branch
USMCR 00/0000 - 10/1944
Born
11/24/1925CHICAGO, IL
KIA-ON 10/03/1944 ATPELELIUWHEN HE EVACUATED OTER MARINES, THE JAPANESE TREW A HAND GRENADE IN THEIR MIDST, HE FLUNG HIMSELF UPON THE GRENADE
8TH AMPHIBIOUS TRACTOR BATTALION, FLEET MARINE FORCE, PELELIU
MEDAL OF HONOR
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL
ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL
PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION
MARINE EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL
COMBAT ACTION RIBBON
MARINE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
PURPLE HEART
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL
