World War II Veteran, Army Air Corps; his death notice was published in the on-line edition of The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), on Sept. 15, 2011
"3 Kraham Brothers In The Armed Service Among the Cooperstown parents who have contributed largely to the war is Mrs. M. P. Kraham, who has three sons in the service. William R. Kraham was one of a large class of young Americans from every state in the union and from Alaska and Haiti who stood in long lines on the parking ramps of eleven advanced flying schools in the great Southwest Friday of last week to receive silver pilots' wings in graduation ceremonies of the Army Air Forces Central Flying Training command. Kraham graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant ... One of Lieut. Kraham's brothers is Lieut. John C. Kraham, who is with the Coast Artillery and is stationed at Camp Lee, Va. He entered the service in July, 1942 and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in January, 1943. The third brother is Technical Sergeant Richard R. Kraham of the Army Air Forces now serving overseas. All three of the Kraham brothers attended the Cooperstown High school and were prominent in athletics." [The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), Friday, Oct. 8, 1943, Page Three]
"Kraham, Richard CHATHAM Richard Kraham- noted area educator, baseball player and highly decorated Army Air Corps veteran of World War II - died September 13, 2011 with his family at his side. He was 89. Mr. Kraham was a respected Chatham High School teacher and principal from 1950 to 1978. He was born in Cooperstown, New York on November 14, 1921, the son of Sarah and Michael Kraham. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1940 where his exceptional baseball skills were noted by the New York Herald Tribune when they wrote an article about him that the "Birthplace of Baseball May Spawn Star." While working in advertising in Manhattan in 1941, Kraham had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and went to Spring training with the team. He was assigned to their Olean farm team of the New York Pennsylvania League. World War II cut his professional baseball career short. Kraham enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was part of the 15th Air Force 98th bomb group, 345th squadron. He flew 50 missions over Nazi-held Europe from bases in Tunisia, Libya, and later Italy in B-24 aircraft as a radio operator and waist gunner. While on a bombing mission over Toulon, France, Kraham's flight warming suit, connected to the plane's electrical system, caught fire as the fleet was being strafed by German ME 109 aircraft. At his personal peril, Kraham continued fighting from his waist gunner position and shot down three enemy fighter planes. He was awarded one of the Air Force's highest honors, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters for his heroism. After the war, Kraham met and fell in love with Jane P. Harris of Lockport, New York and the couple were wed on June 29, 1946. Kraham graduated with a B.A. in History from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York and later obtained his M.A. from the University of Buffalo. In 1950 he and wife Jane, both teachers, were hired to teach in the Chatham School system. Mr. Kraham taught history. In 1961 he was made high school principal where he remained until 1978. He was later a member of the school board. Kraham was a member of the Sanford W. Smith Hook and Ladder Company of the Chatham Fire Department and was its president in the mid fifites. He was also a member of the Chatham Blue Sox team of the Columbia County Twilight League. Kraham also coached Little League teams and was a JV baseball and football coach at Chatham High. He was a loving and and wonderful father, uncle and grandfather and a role model to the thousands of students lives he impacted in 28 years as an educator. Kraham is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jane; his daughter, Robin Julian (Robert) of Amherst, New Hampshire; his son Keith of Cooperstown, N.Y.; and sons, John (Michele) and Rich (Sally) of Chatham, and Socorro Uribe Kraham of Chatham. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Watson and brother, William Kraham. He also leaves his grandchildren, Sarah Kraham, Zachary Kraham, Kathryn Kraham, Kevin Kraham, Brendon Kraham, Caitlin Julian, Brendan Julian, Alexandra Kraham Willhite and Bryan Kraham. He is also survived by eight great-grand-children. Mr. Kraham was predeceased by his beloved granddaughter, Meghan Kraham and by his sisters; Helen, Kathryn, Mary, Gertrude, Madeline, and brothers; Robert, Paul, Charles, and John." [Published in the Albany Times Union on Sep. 15, 2011; provided by Find A Grave Member #49788721]
"3 Kraham Brothers In The Armed Service Among the Cooperstown parents who have contributed largely to the war is Mrs. M. P. Kraham, who has three sons in the service. William R. Kraham was one of a large class of young Americans from every state in the union and from Alaska and Haiti who stood in long lines on the parking ramps of eleven advanced flying schools in the great Southwest Friday of last week to receive silver pilots' wings in graduation ceremonies of the Army Air Forces Central Flying Training command. Kraham graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant ... One of Lieut. Kraham's brothers is Lieut. John C. Kraham, who is with the Coast Artillery and is stationed at Camp Lee, Va. He entered the service in July, 1942 and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in January, 1943. The third brother is Technical Sergeant Richard R. Kraham of the Army Air Forces now serving overseas. All three of the Kraham brothers attended the Cooperstown High school and were prominent in athletics." [The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), Friday, Oct. 8, 1943, Page Three]
"Kraham, Richard CHATHAM Richard Kraham- noted area educator, baseball player and highly decorated Army Air Corps veteran of World War II - died September 13, 2011 with his family at his side. He was 89. Mr. Kraham was a respected Chatham High School teacher and principal from 1950 to 1978. He was born in Cooperstown, New York on November 14, 1921, the son of Sarah and Michael Kraham. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1940 where his exceptional baseball skills were noted by the New York Herald Tribune when they wrote an article about him that the "Birthplace of Baseball May Spawn Star." While working in advertising in Manhattan in 1941, Kraham had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and went to Spring training with the team. He was assigned to their Olean farm team of the New York Pennsylvania League. World War II cut his professional baseball career short. Kraham enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was part of the 15th Air Force 98th bomb group, 345th squadron. He flew 50 missions over Nazi-held Europe from bases in Tunisia, Libya, and later Italy in B-24 aircraft as a radio operator and waist gunner. While on a bombing mission over Toulon, France, Kraham's flight warming suit, connected to the plane's electrical system, caught fire as the fleet was being strafed by German ME 109 aircraft. At his personal peril, Kraham continued fighting from his waist gunner position and shot down three enemy fighter planes. He was awarded one of the Air Force's highest honors, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters for his heroism. After the war, Kraham met and fell in love with Jane P. Harris of Lockport, New York and the couple were wed on June 29, 1946. Kraham graduated with a B.A. in History from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York and later obtained his M.A. from the University of Buffalo. In 1950 he and wife Jane, both teachers, were hired to teach in the Chatham School system. Mr. Kraham taught history. In 1961 he was made high school principal where he remained until 1978. He was later a member of the school board. Kraham was a member of the Sanford W. Smith Hook and Ladder Company of the Chatham Fire Department and was its president in the mid fifites. He was also a member of the Chatham Blue Sox team of the Columbia County Twilight League. Kraham also coached Little League teams and was a JV baseball and football coach at Chatham High. He was a loving and and wonderful father, uncle and grandfather and a role model to the thousands of students lives he impacted in 28 years as an educator. Kraham is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jane; his daughter, Robin Julian (Robert) of Amherst, New Hampshire; his son Keith of Cooperstown, N.Y.; and sons, John (Michele) and Rich (Sally) of Chatham, and Socorro Uribe Kraham of Chatham. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Watson and brother, William Kraham. He also leaves his grandchildren, Sarah Kraham, Zachary Kraham, Kathryn Kraham, Kevin Kraham, Brendon Kraham, Caitlin Julian, Brendan Julian, Alexandra Kraham Willhite and Bryan Kraham. He is also survived by eight great-grand-children. Mr. Kraham was predeceased by his beloved granddaughter, Meghan Kraham and by his sisters; Helen, Kathryn, Mary, Gertrude, Madeline, and brothers; Robert, Paul, Charles, and John." [Published in the Albany Times Union on Sep. 15, 2011; provided by Find A Grave Member #49788721]
World War II Veteran, Army Air Corps; his death notice was published in the on-line edition of The Daily Star (Oneonta, NY), on Sept. 15, 2011
"3 Kraham Brothers In The Armed Service Among the Cooperstown parents who have contributed largely to the war is Mrs. M. P. Kraham, who has three sons in the service. William R. Kraham was one of a large class of young Americans from every state in the union and from Alaska and Haiti who stood in long lines on the parking ramps of eleven advanced flying schools in the great Southwest Friday of last week to receive silver pilots' wings in graduation ceremonies of the Army Air Forces Central Flying Training command. Kraham graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant ... One of Lieut. Kraham's brothers is Lieut. John C. Kraham, who is with the Coast Artillery and is stationed at Camp Lee, Va. He entered the service in July, 1942 and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in January, 1943. The third brother is Technical Sergeant Richard R. Kraham of the Army Air Forces now serving overseas. All three of the Kraham brothers attended the Cooperstown High school and were prominent in athletics." [The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), Friday, Oct. 8, 1943, Page Three]
"Kraham, Richard CHATHAM Richard Kraham- noted area educator, baseball player and highly decorated Army Air Corps veteran of World War II - died September 13, 2011 with his family at his side. He was 89. Mr. Kraham was a respected Chatham High School teacher and principal from 1950 to 1978. He was born in Cooperstown, New York on November 14, 1921, the son of Sarah and Michael Kraham. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1940 where his exceptional baseball skills were noted by the New York Herald Tribune when they wrote an article about him that the "Birthplace of Baseball May Spawn Star." While working in advertising in Manhattan in 1941, Kraham had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and went to Spring training with the team. He was assigned to their Olean farm team of the New York Pennsylvania League. World War II cut his professional baseball career short. Kraham enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was part of the 15th Air Force 98th bomb group, 345th squadron. He flew 50 missions over Nazi-held Europe from bases in Tunisia, Libya, and later Italy in B-24 aircraft as a radio operator and waist gunner. While on a bombing mission over Toulon, France, Kraham's flight warming suit, connected to the plane's electrical system, caught fire as the fleet was being strafed by German ME 109 aircraft. At his personal peril, Kraham continued fighting from his waist gunner position and shot down three enemy fighter planes. He was awarded one of the Air Force's highest honors, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters for his heroism. After the war, Kraham met and fell in love with Jane P. Harris of Lockport, New York and the couple were wed on June 29, 1946. Kraham graduated with a B.A. in History from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York and later obtained his M.A. from the University of Buffalo. In 1950 he and wife Jane, both teachers, were hired to teach in the Chatham School system. Mr. Kraham taught history. In 1961 he was made high school principal where he remained until 1978. He was later a member of the school board. Kraham was a member of the Sanford W. Smith Hook and Ladder Company of the Chatham Fire Department and was its president in the mid fifites. He was also a member of the Chatham Blue Sox team of the Columbia County Twilight League. Kraham also coached Little League teams and was a JV baseball and football coach at Chatham High. He was a loving and and wonderful father, uncle and grandfather and a role model to the thousands of students lives he impacted in 28 years as an educator. Kraham is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jane; his daughter, Robin Julian (Robert) of Amherst, New Hampshire; his son Keith of Cooperstown, N.Y.; and sons, John (Michele) and Rich (Sally) of Chatham, and Socorro Uribe Kraham of Chatham. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Watson and brother, William Kraham. He also leaves his grandchildren, Sarah Kraham, Zachary Kraham, Kathryn Kraham, Kevin Kraham, Brendon Kraham, Caitlin Julian, Brendan Julian, Alexandra Kraham Willhite and Bryan Kraham. He is also survived by eight great-grand-children. Mr. Kraham was predeceased by his beloved granddaughter, Meghan Kraham and by his sisters; Helen, Kathryn, Mary, Gertrude, Madeline, and brothers; Robert, Paul, Charles, and John." [Published in the Albany Times Union on Sep. 15, 2011; provided by Find A Grave Member #49788721]
"3 Kraham Brothers In The Armed Service Among the Cooperstown parents who have contributed largely to the war is Mrs. M. P. Kraham, who has three sons in the service. William R. Kraham was one of a large class of young Americans from every state in the union and from Alaska and Haiti who stood in long lines on the parking ramps of eleven advanced flying schools in the great Southwest Friday of last week to receive silver pilots' wings in graduation ceremonies of the Army Air Forces Central Flying Training command. Kraham graduated with the rank of Second Lieutenant ... One of Lieut. Kraham's brothers is Lieut. John C. Kraham, who is with the Coast Artillery and is stationed at Camp Lee, Va. He entered the service in July, 1942 and was advanced to the rank of Lieutenant in January, 1943. The third brother is Technical Sergeant Richard R. Kraham of the Army Air Forces now serving overseas. All three of the Kraham brothers attended the Cooperstown High school and were prominent in athletics." [The Otsego Farmer & Republican (Cooperstown, NY), Friday, Oct. 8, 1943, Page Three]
"Kraham, Richard CHATHAM Richard Kraham- noted area educator, baseball player and highly decorated Army Air Corps veteran of World War II - died September 13, 2011 with his family at his side. He was 89. Mr. Kraham was a respected Chatham High School teacher and principal from 1950 to 1978. He was born in Cooperstown, New York on November 14, 1921, the son of Sarah and Michael Kraham. He graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1940 where his exceptional baseball skills were noted by the New York Herald Tribune when they wrote an article about him that the "Birthplace of Baseball May Spawn Star." While working in advertising in Manhattan in 1941, Kraham had a tryout with the Brooklyn Dodgers and went to Spring training with the team. He was assigned to their Olean farm team of the New York Pennsylvania League. World War II cut his professional baseball career short. Kraham enlisted in the Army Air Corps and was part of the 15th Air Force 98th bomb group, 345th squadron. He flew 50 missions over Nazi-held Europe from bases in Tunisia, Libya, and later Italy in B-24 aircraft as a radio operator and waist gunner. While on a bombing mission over Toulon, France, Kraham's flight warming suit, connected to the plane's electrical system, caught fire as the fleet was being strafed by German ME 109 aircraft. At his personal peril, Kraham continued fighting from his waist gunner position and shot down three enemy fighter planes. He was awarded one of the Air Force's highest honors, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two oak leaf clusters for his heroism. After the war, Kraham met and fell in love with Jane P. Harris of Lockport, New York and the couple were wed on June 29, 1946. Kraham graduated with a B.A. in History from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York and later obtained his M.A. from the University of Buffalo. In 1950 he and wife Jane, both teachers, were hired to teach in the Chatham School system. Mr. Kraham taught history. In 1961 he was made high school principal where he remained until 1978. He was later a member of the school board. Kraham was a member of the Sanford W. Smith Hook and Ladder Company of the Chatham Fire Department and was its president in the mid fifites. He was also a member of the Chatham Blue Sox team of the Columbia County Twilight League. Kraham also coached Little League teams and was a JV baseball and football coach at Chatham High. He was a loving and and wonderful father, uncle and grandfather and a role model to the thousands of students lives he impacted in 28 years as an educator. Kraham is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Jane; his daughter, Robin Julian (Robert) of Amherst, New Hampshire; his son Keith of Cooperstown, N.Y.; and sons, John (Michele) and Rich (Sally) of Chatham, and Socorro Uribe Kraham of Chatham. He is also survived by his sister, Frances Watson and brother, William Kraham. He also leaves his grandchildren, Sarah Kraham, Zachary Kraham, Kathryn Kraham, Kevin Kraham, Brendon Kraham, Caitlin Julian, Brendan Julian, Alexandra Kraham Willhite and Bryan Kraham. He is also survived by eight great-grand-children. Mr. Kraham was predeceased by his beloved granddaughter, Meghan Kraham and by his sisters; Helen, Kathryn, Mary, Gertrude, Madeline, and brothers; Robert, Paul, Charles, and John." [Published in the Albany Times Union on Sep. 15, 2011; provided by Find A Grave Member #49788721]
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