Name:
Charles Fred Kruse
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-04
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
D
Row:
39
Grave:
34
Decoration:
Comments:
When Charles Fred Kruse was born on March 17, 1895, in Bethalto, Illinois, his father, John, was 50 and his mother, Anna, was 24. He married Frances Henrietta "Etta" Coleman on June 30, 1917, in Jerseyville, Illinois. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company B, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 4, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.