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Personal info

Full name
KNAPP, Richard Floyd
Date of birth
20 Augustus 1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Holt County, Missouri
Hometown
Fortescue, Holt County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37232589
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
20th Armored Infantry Battalion,
10th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
I 9 11

Immediate family

Members
Floyd C. Knapp (father)
Goldie A. (Stroud) Knapp (mother)
Norma J. Knapp (sister)
John E. Knapp (brother)
Donald Knapp (brother)
Elvy Knapp (brother)
Gladys E. Knapp (sister)
Marvin R. Knapp (brother)
Jewell C. (Odom) Knapp (wife)

More information

Pvt Richard F. Knapp was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Grand-Failly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – The Knapp Family, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Diann Knapp Master Ancestry File / 1940 Census, www.10tharmored.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com – The Knapp Family, www.ancestry.com – Ancestry File