Private Anton Kraus (born, Antonin Kraus; US Military also referred to as Krause) was born on July 16, 1884 in the present day Czech Republic. He immigrated to the US and lived in Chicago Illinois. He enlisted in the US Army in 1917 and served with Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in France during World War 1. He died of wounds received in battle on April 2, 1918 (Also reported as April 3, 1918). The 23rd Infantry Regiment was involved in combat in the Verdun sector in March 1918 where Kraus mostly liked suffered his wounds. He was temporarily buried after death and then transferred to the US St. Mihiel Cemetery in 1919. At the request of his family, he was transferred to his Prague, Czech Republic Malvazinky cemetery and was buried on October 15, 1921.