Name:
John Kraft
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
32028150
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Evergreen Cemetery, Eden, Erie County, New York, USA
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John Kraft was born on April 6, 1916, in Buffalo, Erie County, New York. He was the son of Oscar A. Kraft and Mary Brauer Kraft.
John served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 8, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Sgt Kraft is now buried in the Evergreen Cemetery, Eden, Erie County, New York, USA.