KW-KIA-KROUT, Ernest R. - Fountain County INGenWeb Project

Ernest Krout, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Krout, of Veedersburg was reported Missing In Action in Korea, according to a telegram received last Thursday. Ernest at the time of the telegram was serving with the 38th Infantry Division and had been in the armed forces for nearly two years. A letter dated Sept 16 stated to his parents that he expected to start home soon on rotation. Mr. and Mrs. Krout have been severly hit by army casualty lists. Two of their sons, Gerlad and Kenneth were killed in WWII while serving overseas. Their many friends about Veedersburg hope that Ernest may yet be declared safe and that somehow the missing in action wire may be followed by better news.

- In World War II two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Krout were killed and two others were wounded. Now they have received word that a fifth son is missing in Korea. The missing son is Pvt. Earnest Krout.

Veedersburg, Ind. - Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Krout of Veedersburg received a telegram from the Defense Department Friday informing them of the death of their third son on a foreign battlefield. The telegram told that Pfc. Ernest Krout, 22-year-old soldier who previously had been reported missing, had been killed in action in Korea on Sept. 15. Two of his brothers, Pfc. Kenneth Krout and Pfc. Gerald Krout, were killed in action in the European theater during World War II. The younger Krout boy was drafted in March, 1951, and sent to Korea with the 38th Infantry Regiment last December. At the time of his induction, Congresswoman Cecil M. Harden requested that Krout be assigned to a non-combatant post. Representative Harden said the draft board recommended a non-combat assignment for the youth. But the Defense Department said policy forbade such specific exemptions except for sole surviving son of a family which had lost other sons in combat. Pfc. Krout is survived by five brothers and four sisters in addition to the parents. -

Veedersburg, Ind. - The third son of an Indiana family has been killed in action while serving his country on the battlefield. Pfc. Ernest Krout, 22-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Krout, Veedersburg, was killed in Korea Sept. 19. His parents received a telegram Friday from the Defense Department listing him as dead. He previously had been listed as missing. Two older brothers, Pfc. Kenneth Krout and Pfc. Gerald Krout, were killed in action in the European Theater in World War II. Rep. Cecil Harden said the younger boy's draft board had recommended a non-combat assignment for the youth in view of the death of his two brothers in service. However, she said the Defense Department informed her his policy forbade such specific exemptions except for sole surviving sons of a family which had lost other sons in combat. Mr. and Mrs. Krout have five other sons and four daughters.