Krause, Elmer Charles
SGT Krause, Elmer Charles, age 40, of GREENSBORO, NC ? Reserve, ARMY, 724TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, BARTONVILLE, IL 61607, ? died on April 23, 2004 in ROUTE CARDINAL, IRAQ. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
Krause, Elmer Charles was 40 and from GREENSBORO, NC when he joined the Reserve, ARMY, 724TH TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, BARTONVILLE, IL 61607 as SGT. Operation Iraqi Freedom would take his life.
On April 23, 2004, he died in ROUTE CARDINAL, IRAQ ? HOSTILE ?. His name entered the Defense Casualty Analysis System that day.
In the first year of occupation, military victory gave way to an insurgency the US hadn't planned for. Disbanding the Iraqi army created a vacuum. Armed groups filled it immediately.
GREENSBORO, NC is where Krause, Elmer Charles came from. It is where his memory is held. This record is sourced from DCAS, maintained by the US Department of Defense.
Explore Further
Krause, Elmer Charles was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.