Bio: Krause, Neil G. – Pvt. (Advanced Inf. Training – 1966)

Contact: stan@wiclarkcountyhistory.org

Surnames: Krause

---------Source: OWEN ENTERPRISE (Owen, Clark County, Wis.) 28 Apr 1966

Army Private Neil G. Krause, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Solomon F. Krause, Rt. 1, Curtiss (Clark Co., Wis.), completed advanced infantry training here, plus a week of guerrilla warfare training March 26. During his additional instruction he lived under simulated Vietnam conditions for five days, fighting off night attacks and conducted raids on "enemy" villages. Krause was taught methods of removing booby traps, to set ambushes, and to avoid enemy ambushes. Other specialized instruction included small unites tactics, weapons firing, map reading, land mine warfare and communications. He entered the army last October and completed basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo. He is a 1963 graduate of Owen-Withee High School and was employed by Foremost Dairies, Inc., in Owen, before entering the army.