Richard E. Kraus
US Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 18 years 314 days (226 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Richard Edward Kraus (November 24, 1925 – October 3, 1944) was a United States Marine who was killed in action in World War II during the Battle of Peleliu on October 3, 1944.
He posthumously received the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor awarded by the United States.He selflessly threw himself on a Japanese grenade to save his comrades.
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