When Anton Dominic Krank was born on 28 April 1918, in Libby, Lincoln, Montana, United States, his father, Dominic Krank, was 24 and his mother, Emma Mary Heidt, was 22. He married Juanita Pruett on 31 March 1942, in Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States. He lived in Stark, North Dakota, United States in 1925 and Dickinson, Stark, North Dakota, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 27 May 2003, in Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Fort Vancouver Military Cemetery, Vancouver, Clark, Washington, United States.