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KNOBLE, Arthur R - Date of
birth
28 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33837736 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 6 |
Immediate family
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Members
Floyd A. Knoble Sr. (father)
Mary E. (Pierce) Knoble (mother)
Minnie Knoble (stepmother)
Pearl Hector (stepsister)
Floyd A. Knoble Jr. (brother)
Gretchen Knoble (sister)
Ethel Knoble (sister)
Edna M. Knoble (wife)
Judith A. Knoble (daughter)
More information
Pfc Arthur R. Knoble was employed by the Bethlehem Steel Company before he enlisted in Allentown, Pennsylvania on 19 July 1944. He was sent overseas in December 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File, Bethlehem PA Library / Bethlehem Press
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet