George Kenneth Kraus
Graduating
Class of 1944
Served in
World War II
Ensign
George Kenneth Kraus
Navy
Hometown
Wauwatosa, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Preston, England
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Wisconsin Memorial Park, Brookfield, WI
More About Ensign Kraus
Along with Merle H. Longnecker, Ensign Kraus was killed during a night combat training exercise.
Longnecker and Ens. Kraus were piloting "Hellcat" Grumman F6F-5N fighter planes. They were practicing mock attacks on each other in the pitch black night sky using only small radar screens for positioning. With no visibility, their planes accidentally collided over the town of Preston. Some of the wreckage is still preserved where it fell.