Charles Rieseck Krauthoff

Charles Rieseck Krauthoff (October 6, 1863 – February 24, 1936) was the depot commissary officer at the Presidio during the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and later an American brigadier general during World War I.

Early life Krauthoff was born on October 6, 1863, in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Louis N. Krauthoff and Sophie (Rieseck) Krauthoff. After the death of his father, Krauthoff was raised and educated in Jefferson City and Kansas City. Intent on a military career, after completing his schooling, he joined the United States Army.

Krauthoff was promoted to brigadier general on October 1, 1918.

On July 15, 1919, he became assistant Quartermaster General.

Krauthoff was inducted in to the Quartermaster Hall of Fame in 2005. They had no children, and she died in 1921.

Death and burial Krauthoff died in Washington, D.C., on February 24, 1936.