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Elmer C. Krause April 25, 1963 - April 23, 2004 Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of High Point, N.C., formerly of Vallejo, died April 23 during military service in Iraq. Born in Vallejo, Krause was a member of the Army Reserve's 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Ill. He was known by the nicknames "Elm," "Chipper" and "Petie." Survivors include his son, Jonathan G. Krause of North Carolina; sisters, Karen J. Krause of North Carolina, Ronda M. Sexton and Marcia L. McVicor of Vallejo, and Deborah L. Bunting of Fairfield; brother, Gerald J. "Jim" Krause of Fairfield; and longtime friends Katie...

WASHINGTON, April 23, 2004 — Defense Department officials announced today a change in the status of a soldier serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom from duty status - whereabouts unknown to captured. Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, was declared captured on April 16, 2004. On April 9, 2004 , Maupin and Sgt. Elmer C. Krause, 40, of Greensboro, N.C., were categorized as duty status - whereabouts unknown when individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire attacked their convoy. Both soldiers were assigned to the Army Reserve’s 724th Transportation Company, from Bartonville, Ill. Krause’s status remains unchanged because...