Gus was drafted into the Imperial German Army of Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War I at the age of 16, and fought with the 173rd Infantry Regiment under the command of the Imperial Crown Prince. He was in the trenches in the Argonne Forest, then in Verdun. His company went in with 125 men and only 11 came out alive. He was taken prisoner by the French on August 20, 1918 and was released on January 23, 1920, when he rejoined his parents in Germany. He later immigrated to America and on April 28, 1938 became an American Citizen in Newark, New Jersey.
Gus was a German-trained Engineer. He was a master mechanic at a gold mine in Cooke City, Montana, northeast of Yellowstone Park, for eight years. During World War II he was responsible for the assembly and preparation of steam boiler pumps for use in the Liberty Shops in Harrison, New Jersey. He worked for 15 years at Woods Newspaper Company building presses before his retirement in 1961. Upon moving to Silver City, New Mexico, and later to Deming, New Mexico, he became the custodian for 12 years at the United Veterans Center.
Gus was from Homberg-Niederrhein, Germany. His parents were Frederick K. Krack and Katherine Jansen Krack.
Gus and Ruth, whom he called "Rutt", had no children of their own, although they adopted a daughter, Susie, and later her two children.
Gus was a German-trained Engineer. He was a master mechanic at a gold mine in Cooke City, Montana, northeast of Yellowstone Park, for eight years. During World War II he was responsible for the assembly and preparation of steam boiler pumps for use in the Liberty Shops in Harrison, New Jersey. He worked for 15 years at Woods Newspaper Company building presses before his retirement in 1961. Upon moving to Silver City, New Mexico, and later to Deming, New Mexico, he became the custodian for 12 years at the United Veterans Center.
Gus was from Homberg-Niederrhein, Germany. His parents were Frederick K. Krack and Katherine Jansen Krack.
Gus and Ruth, whom he called "Rutt", had no children of their own, although they adopted a daughter, Susie, and later her two children.
Gus was drafted into the Imperial German Army of Kaiser Wilhelm II during World War I at the age of 16, and fought with the 173rd Infantry Regiment under the command of the Imperial Crown Prince. He was in the trenches in the Argonne Forest, then in Verdun. His company went in with 125 men and only 11 came out alive. He was taken prisoner by the French on August 20, 1918 and was released on January 23, 1920, when he rejoined his parents in Germany. He later immigrated to America and on April 28, 1938 became an American Citizen in Newark, New Jersey.
Gus was a German-trained Engineer. He was a master mechanic at a gold mine in Cooke City, Montana, northeast of Yellowstone Park, for eight years. During World War II he was responsible for the assembly and preparation of steam boiler pumps for use in the Liberty Shops in Harrison, New Jersey. He worked for 15 years at Woods Newspaper Company building presses before his retirement in 1961. Upon moving to Silver City, New Mexico, and later to Deming, New Mexico, he became the custodian for 12 years at the United Veterans Center.
Gus was from Homberg-Niederrhein, Germany. His parents were Frederick K. Krack and Katherine Jansen Krack.
Gus and Ruth, whom he called "Rutt", had no children of their own, although they adopted a daughter, Susie, and later her two children.
Gus was a German-trained Engineer. He was a master mechanic at a gold mine in Cooke City, Montana, northeast of Yellowstone Park, for eight years. During World War II he was responsible for the assembly and preparation of steam boiler pumps for use in the Liberty Shops in Harrison, New Jersey. He worked for 15 years at Woods Newspaper Company building presses before his retirement in 1961. Upon moving to Silver City, New Mexico, and later to Deming, New Mexico, he became the custodian for 12 years at the United Veterans Center.
Gus was from Homberg-Niederrhein, Germany. His parents were Frederick K. Krack and Katherine Jansen Krack.
Gus and Ruth, whom he called "Rutt", had no children of their own, although they adopted a daughter, Susie, and later her two children.
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