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Personal info

Full name
KNOX, Walter Keil
Date of birth
4 January 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
Eureka, Juab County, Utah
Hometown
Salt Lake County, Utah

Military service

Service number
39924952
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 12 11

Immediate family

Members
William R. Knox (father)
Emma Knox (mother)
William S. Knox (brother)
Clarence S. Knox (brother)
Richard S. Knox (brother)

More information

Walter Knox graduated from West High School. He worked for Purity Biscuit Co.

He enlisted on 5 January 1944 at Fort Douglas, Utah and was sent overseas in August 1944.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, Utah, Military records

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Salt Lake Tribune - 17 January 1945