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Richard E. Kraus was an American physicist and professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was born on November 24, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois. He received his B.S. in physics from the University of Chicago in 1947 and his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois in 1951. Kraus was a professor of physics at the University of Illinois from 1951 to 1991. He was a pioneer in the field of nuclear physics and was a leader in the development of the first nuclear reactor in the United States. He was also a leader in the development of the first nuclear power plant in the United States. Kraus was a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He was also a Fellow of the American Physical Society and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Kraus was married to his wife, Mary, for over 60 years. He had two children, Richard and Susan. He passed away on April 8, 2016 at the age of 90.

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Age 19 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 24 November 1925
Birthday 24 November
Birthplace Chicago, Illinois, US
Date of death (1944-10-03)
Died Place Peleliu, Palau Islands
Nationality United States

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1948

Kraus had been overseas for three months at the time of the Peleliu battle, which was his first campaign. He was initially buried in the U.S. Armed Forces Cemetery on Peleliu, Palau Islands. In 1948, his remains were reinterred at his parents' request in Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Ft. Snelling, Minnesota.

1944

In July 1944, his unit shipped out for service in the Pacific Theatre and arrived at Pavuvu Island on August 20 and began preparing there for the invasion of Peleliu. On October 3, he was serving as an amphibian tractor driver with a detachment of the 8th Amphibian Tractor Battalion, attached to the 1st Marine Division since the September 15 D-Day landings on Peleliu. Kraus and three companions had accepted a volunteer mission that day to evacuate a wounded Marine from the front lines. As the group made their way forward, they were met by an intense barrage of enemy hand grenades, which forced them to take cover and abandon their mission.

1925

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.

Pfc. Kraus was born in Chicago on November 24, 1925. At age seven, his family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he attended Edison High School. He was inducted into the United States Marine Corps on his 18th birthday, after previously trying to enlist.