Staff Sergeant Donald Ray Kraft

1946 - 1969  (22 years)

• Name	Donald Ray Kraft
  Prefix	Staff Sergeant
  Born	15 Dec 1946	Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 May 1969	South Vietnam   [1, 2]
  Buried	Y  [3]
  Person ID	I436612	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	William Allen Kraft,   b. 24 Apr 1917, Salina, Saline County, Kansas, USA ,   d. 8 Jan 1992, Peoria, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Eva Mae Hollen
  Family ID	F145203	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S494] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010, (www.ancestry.com). NameDonald KraftGenderMaleBirth Date15 Dec 1946Death Date13 May 1969Cause of DeathCombatSSN519524603Branch 1ARMYEnlistment Date 129 Aug 1968Release Date 113 May 1969 [S582] U.S., Vietnam War Military Casualties, 1956-1998. Name: Donald Ray Kraft Birth Date: 15 Dec 1946 Death Date: 13 May 1969 Gender: Male Age: 22 Race: Caucasian (White) Home City: Sappho Home State: Washington Religion: Lutheran (also Missouri Synod) Marital status: Single (Spouse Not Listed) (Single) SSN/Service #: 56957398 Citizen Status: U.S. Death Date: 13 May 1969 Processed Date: May 1969 Casualty Country: Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) Casualty Type: Hostile - Killed Casualty Reason: Artillery/Rocket Casualty Air: Ground Casualty Body Status: Body Recovered Service Branch: Department of the Army Component: Regular (RA, USN, USAF, USMC, USCG) Military Grade: Staff Sergeant Pay Grade: Specialist Sixth Class (U.S. Army) or Staff Sergeant (U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps) or Technical Sergeant (U.S. Air Force) or Grade/Rate Abbreviations With First Column: Any Entry; Second Column: Any Entry; Third Column: 1; Fourth Column: Blank (U.S. Navy Province: Military Region 2 - Kontum Length of Service : 02 Service Occupation: Field Artillery Crewman (ARMY) Data Source: Combat Area Casualties Current File [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Donald Ray Kraft Birth: 15 Dec 1946 Death: 13 May 1969 (aged 22) Burial: Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery, Rupert, Minidoka County, Idaho, USA Plot: H6 Memorial #: 34112074 Inscription: SSG BTRY A 1 BN 92 ARTY Vietnam BSM-PH-Washington Created by: Neal Fenton (46993736) Added: 22 Feb 2009 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34112074 Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 February 2019), memorial page for Donald Ray Kraft (15 Dec 1946?13 May 1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 34112074, citing Minidoka Acequia Rupert Cemetery, Rupert, Minidoka County, Idaho, USA ; Maintained by Neal Fenton (contributor 46993736) .