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KNODE, Harold Eugene - Date of
birth
3 August 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Fairbrook, Centre County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Torrance, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33768380 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 November 1944 - Place of
death
Near Wissembourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
Grover C. Knode (father)
Ina G. (McMahan) Knode (mother)
Clyde W. Knode (brother)
Juanita F. Knode (sister)
Dorothy M. Knode (sister)
Myrtle A. Knode (sister)
Ina M. Knode (sister)
Dawn L. Knode (sister)
June I. (Wilson) Knode (wife)
Barbara J. Knode (daughter)
Brenda J. Knode (daughter)
More information
Pvt Harold E. Knode attended high school for 3 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Altoona, Pennsylvania on 7 February 1944.He is remembered at the White Church Presbyterian Cemetery in McAlevys Fort, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania veteran compensation Application Files WWII, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Yvonne Freed Dunn
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Yvonne Freed Dunn