Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including William Russell Kraft Jr.
Headstone shared by 2 interments, including William Russell Kraft Jr.
U.S. Army · United States United States

William Russell Kraft Jr.

Major General
1919 – 2010
4 wars 1 assignment

Major General William Russell Kraft Jr. served in the U.S. Army for 35 years and 4 months. William served in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. William was married to Helen Kraft. William was 91 years old.

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Headstone Front of Helen Kraft. Arlington National Cemetery. Shared
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Headstone Back of Helen Kraft. Arlington National Cemetery. Shared
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Branch

U.S. Army · 1942 – 1977

Highest rank

Major General

Wars

World War IIKorean WarVietnam WarCold War
Service Record
U.S. Army
1942 – 1977
Conflicts
World War II Korean War Vietnam War Cold War
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
Section 54
Grave 5383
  • The grave itself
  • 12 laid nearby · point at one to see who, click for more

Laid nearby · Section 54

8,206 others are held in this section; these are the nearest stones.

John CovachGrave 5301Waldtraut CovachGrave 5301Paul A LockreyGrave 5382Thomas L KarnesGrave 5384Virginia KarnesGrave 5384Ruth VernonGrave 5464Erwin Czyzewski VernonGrave 5464Richard John SmigielskiGrave 5300Annette Hobbie BarnardGrave 5463William Jackson BarnardGrave 5463Fisher AmesGrave 5302Robert William Weary Jr.Grave 5465
Also Interred
Helen Kraft
Beloved Spouse Section 54 · Grave 5383 1920 – 2023
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