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KNOTT, Richard Allan - Date of
birth
18 December 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Winchester, Franklin County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Franklin County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14120856 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Truck Driver Light -
Unit
B Company,
38th Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
27 November 1944 - Place of
death
Ransdalerstraat (Brull Family)
Ransdaal, Netherland
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 20 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Robert L. Knott (father)
Dovie (Messick) Knott (mother)
Francis L. Knott (brother)
James M. Knott (brother)
Mildred N. Knott (sister)
Robert W. Knott (brother)
Alice J. Knott (sister)
Sarah L. Knott (sister)
More information
Pfc Richard A. Knott enlisted at Camp Forest, Tennessee on 7 April 1942.He died in an accidental shooting at the Brull Family home in Ransdaal, the Netherlands.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, http://www.7tharmddiv.org/index.htm, www.bensavelkoul.nl
Photo source: Ben Savelkoul, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/index.html