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Herbert Knight
First Name:
Herbert
Middle Name:
Dwight
Last Name:
Knight
Date of Birth:
12/24/1919
Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Killed in action in the South Pacific. Memorial service at Oakhurst Baptist Church on Sep 5, 1943. Memorial marker at Ft McKinley, manila, PI.
Age at Death: 24
Image Source: Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
Personal Details
Education Details:
Pageland, SC schools, Pineville, NC schools
Biographical Notes:
Industrial Dye Works, Charlotte, NC
Family Details:
Mr. & Mrs. H. C. Knight - Marshville, NC
W. A. Knight, Sr. of Charlotte - grandfather
Military Details
Military Rank:
Private First Class
Military Unit:
169th Infantry Dvn
KIA Date:
7/16/1943
MIA Date:
NA
KIA / MIA Place:
South Pacific
Military Details:
South Pacific
Awards:
Purple heart
Source:
newsprint and death index