Krause, Joseph Anthony (Warrant Officer 2nd Class)

Killed in Action 1942-August-25

Warrant Officer 2nd Class Joseph Anthony Krause RCAF

Birth Date: 1921

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Home: Winnipeg, Manitoba

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Enlistment Date: unkown date

Service

RCAF

Unit

7 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Per Diem Per Noctem By day and by night

Base

Rank

Warrant Officer 2nd Class

Position

Navigator

Service Numbers

R/59132

Final Burial
Google MapCommunal Cemetery
7 Squadron (Per Diem Per Noctum). Stirling aircraft went down over France during night operations. One Canadian, Sergeant Smith was either an Evader or was taken Prisoner of War. Two RAF members of the crew, P/Os W.E. Pickup and C. Warner were also killed. Three other RAF members of the crew missing believed killed. On June 21, 1941, Warrant Officer Krause had made a forced landing in his 15 O.T.U. aircraft off Audglas, Spain. He was interned in Spain for nearly a year and then returned to Gibraltar on April 11, 1942.