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Personal info

Full name
KNECHT, Charles Harrison
Date of birth
1 November 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Beach Haven, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Nescopeck, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
20302770
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
C Company,
1st Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Daniel W. Knecht (father)
Mary A. (Paul) Knecht (mother)
Paul L. Knecht (brother)
Erma B. Knecht (sister)
Warren F. Knecht (brother)
Ray Knecht (brother)
Ruth M. Knecht (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Charles H. Knecht joined the National Guard in Berwick, Pennsylvania on 17 February 1941.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on 17 September 2025 that S/Sgt Charles H. Knecht has been accounted for.

More information will follow (information added January 2026).

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – Keefer Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Fred, Joel Frampton Gilfert, www.ancestry.com – Khoover1393