Near the church. Isolated Burial

A civilian upright family grave; cement outside, polished inscribed marble inset on a marble base with a brass relief on top.

Private Anton Kraus (born, Antonin Kraus; US Military also referred to as Krause) was born on July 16, 1884 in the present day Czech Republic.  He immigrated to the US and lived in Chicago Illinois.  He enlisted in the US Army in 1917 and served with Company G, 23^rd Infantry Regiment, 2^nd Infantry Division in France during World War 1.  He died of wounds received in battle on April 2, 1918 (Also reported as April 3, 1918).  The 23^rd Infantry Regiment was involved in combat in the Verdun sector in March 1918 where Kraus mostly liked suffered his wounds.

He was temporarily buried after death and then transferred to the US St. Mihiel Cemetery in 1919. At the request of his family, he was transferred to his Prague, Czech Republic Malvazinky cemetery and was buried on October 15, 1921.

The text on the grave is written in Czech and reads:

ANTONÍN KRAUS

PADL V BITVĚ VE FRANCII 2/4 1918,

JAKO AMERICKÝ DOBROVOLNÍK,

ZA OSVOBOZENÍ NAŠÍ VLASTI

VE VĚKU 34 LET, NEDOČKAV SE

SPLNĚNÍ SVÝCH SNŮ A TUŽEB.

PŘEVEZEN A DO RODNÉ ZEMI

POCHOVÁN DNE 15/10 1921

The translation in English:

ANTONÍN KRAUS

FELL IN BATTLE IN FRANCE 2/4 1918,

AS AN AMERICAN VOLUNTEER,

FOR LIBERATION OF OUR COUNTRY

AT THE AGE OF 34,

 DON'T WAIT

FULFILLING YOUR DREAMS AND DESIRES. 

TRANSPORTED TO THE HOME COUNTRY

Buried on 15/10 1921