Mark Anderson writes:

Regarding the Krause business model that originated in numismatics, George Cuhaj writes:

Ray Williams writes:

Abstract:
Chester L. "Chet" Krause, a Helvetia, Wisconsin native, discusses his World War II service with Army anti-aircraft artillery in Europe and visiting Buchenwald concentration camp after its liberation. $b Krause talks about being drafted, artillery training at Camp Wallace (Texas), auto mechanic training at Camp Davis (North Carolina), and assignment to the 565th Anti-Aircraft Battalion at Camp Stewart (Georgia). He touches upon types of anti-aircraft battalions, the change of weapon control from a fire control center to radar control, and the use of proximity fuse ammunition. Assigned to Luxembourg City during the Battle of the Bulge, Krause comments on providing protection for the 3rd Army Headquarters, giving coffee to soldiers passing through in convoys, and seeing B-24 bombers dropping tinsel chaff to interfere with radar. He describes his work fixing trucks, salvaging parts, guarding field artillery near the Rhine, and following Armored Divisions. He comments on the Army's dependence on 70 octane gas and states it was always stored in five-gallon cans. Krause details visiting Buchenwald concentration camp: giving their "D-rations" to the camp doctor, having the structure of the camp explained, and visiting the Jewish section, the whorehouse, and the crematorium. He recalls retracing his steps with other veterans from his battalion in the early 1990s. He describes guarding the ports at Camp Lucky Strike (France) and Antwerp (Belgium). He evaluates the effectiveness of English soldiers and compares them to American troops. He touches upon his return to his family farm, the economic conditions following the war, getting involved in the publication business, and attending reunions.

Biographical Sketch:
Krause (b.1923) served in World War II with the 565th Anti-Aircraft Battalion. After the war he returned to Wisconsin and eventuallysettled in Iola. While working as a carpenter, he founded Krause Publications in 1952 and was involved with publications such as Numismatic News, theStandard Catalog of World Coins, and Old Cars.

To read the complete transcript, see:
Transcript of an Oral History Interview with CHESTER L. KRAUSE Mechanic, Army, World War II. 2002 (www.wisvetsmuseum.com/collections/oral_history/
transcriptions/K/Krause,%20Chester%20_OH%2045_.pdf)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW BOOK: I'M CHET: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF CHET KRAUSE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v11n23a07.html)