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Personal info

Full name
KNIGHT, Denver Ward
Date of birth
7 February 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Braxton County, West Virginia
Hometown
Braxton County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35782926
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Weinsheim, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 8 42

Immediate family

Members
John Knight (father)
Cora Knight (mother)
Roy Knight (brother)
Walter Knight (brother)
Della M. Knight (sister)
Dana L. Knight (sister)
Eugene Knight (brother)

More information

Pvt Denver W. Knight was a farmer before he enlisted in Huntington, West Virginia on 4 September 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com