Krause, Peter J.
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Peter J. |
Surname | Krause |
Gender | M |
Age | 20 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 24-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Simon and Nellie Krause of Chicago, Illinois, USA |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Handley Page Halifax III |
Serial Number | MZ525 |
Markings | KW |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | USA |
Burial/Memorial Place | St. Casimir's Lithuanian Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois |
Grave Reference | Darius-Girenas Post, No. 271, A. L. Yards 4908 |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 195 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | T-223125 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 6 |
Squadron | 425 (Alouette) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Outside Village Hall, Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone and inscribed metal plaque |
Memorial Text | In memory of the Canadian aircrew of 425 and 426 Sqns RCAF who served at RAF Dishforth, 1942-1945 |
Location | Village Green, Tholthorpe, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Memorial Stone, inscribed metal plaque and Maple Tree |
Memorial Text | A memorial, in French, to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Location | Former Control Tower, Tholthorpe Airfield, North Yorkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Inscribed Metal Plaque |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those Canadians who served at RAF Tholthorpe during WW2, including 425 Sqn |
Miscellaneous Information
Peter J Krause was a student of St. Rita of Cascia High School, Chicago, in 1942 and member of the St. Rita Spread Eagle Squadron. The full family surname (which was Lithuanian in origin) was Krasnauskas. |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-04-1944 |
End Date | 24-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Spun and crashed NE of Topcliffe airfield, Yorkshire |