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To South Korea February 23 1977, renamed Kwang Ju (DD-921).| Click On Image For Full Size Image |
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| 42k | Richard Edward Kraus, born at Chicago, III., 24 November 1925, enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve 24 December 1943. Following training at San Diego and Camp Pendleton during the first half of 1944, Private First Class Kraus was killed in action on Peleliu Island, Palau Group, 3 October 1944. He received the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the 8th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, 3d Amphibious Corps, Fleet Marine Force. While trying to evacuate a wounded comrade from the frontlines, he threw himself on an enemy grenade saving the other members of his patrol. Photo from the USMC History Division. | Bill Gonyo | |
| 71k | Undated, location unknown. | - | |
| 106k | Undated, USS Platte (AO-24) refueling USS Richard E Kraus (DD-849). | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 80k | Matanzas, Cuba circa 1946-1947. | George F. Kennedy | |
| 117k | Our Navy Magazine, Mid-June 1954. | Stanley Svec | |
| 122k | Circa mid 1950's. | Marc Piché | |
| 75k | Valetta, Malta March 28 1963. | Marc Piché | |
| 100k | Panama Canal, January 25 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 64k | Panama Canal, January 25 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 59k | Panama Canal, January 25 1966 | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 47k | Panama Canal, January 25 1966. (Night) | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 57k | 23 June 1966 with the USS Oriskany (CV-34). | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 57k | 23 June 1966 in the Bashi Channel. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 65k | South China Sea, July 4 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 54k | South China Sea, July 4 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 45k | South China Sea, July 7 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 55k | South China Sea, July 7 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 89k | South China Sea, July 7 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 46k | South China Sea, July 7 1966. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 129k | USS Sierra (AD-18) at San Juan, Puerto Rico, 26 February 1967 with six destroyers alongside including the Basilone (DD-824), Fiske (DD-842), Davis (DD-937), Richard E Kraus (DD-849), Harwood (DD-861), and the Gyatt (DD-712). Taken from the USS Fred T. Berry (DD-858). | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 90k | Mediterranean Sea, August 1967. | © Richard Leonhardt | |
| 141k | Undated, location unknown. | Ian MacCorquodale | |
| 59k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| 52k | Ship's patch. | Mike Smolinski | |
| On Republic of Korea Service |
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| 19k | The USS Cavallaro (APD-128), USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD-714), USS RICHARD E.KRAUS (DD-849) retired at a ceremony on December 29, 2000 in Chinhae, South Kyongsang Province. In the photo DD-921 is the Kraus. | Kyeong weon, Cheon (retired ROK Navy) | |
CDR Robert John Oliver May 23 1946 - Nov 12 1947 CDR William Trygve Groner Nov 12 1947 - Jul 10 1949 CDR Gideon Millard Boyd Jul 10 1949 - Apr 15 1951 CDR Harold Theodore Goranson 1954 - ? Unknown CDR Dale Calvin Reed Oct 11 1958 - Aug 1 1960 CDR Warren M. Schofer Aug 1 1960 - ? CDR D. B. Carpenter 1961 - ? Unknown CDR Robert Lorne Scott 1966 - Oct 1967 CDR Roger L. Buck Oct 1967 - Jan 1970 CDR Marcel B. Humber Jan 1970 - 1973 CDR Peter B. Peterson 1973 - 1975 CDR Charles E. Heiland 1975 - Jan 1976 CDR Andrew Janke Conklin Jan 1976 - Jan 30 1977
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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