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MCKNIGHT, Eugene Gail - Date of
birth
30 May 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska -
Hometown
North Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39588444 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 January 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 6 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur J. McKnight (father)
Olive M. (Scott) McKnight (mother)
Glen M. McKnight (brother)
Beth K. (Johnson) McKnight (wife)
Robert G. McKnight (son)
Judy E. McKnight (daughter)
More information
Pfc Eugene G. McKnight attended high school for one year and was a chauffeur before he enlisted at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California on 6 June 1944.He was reported seriously wounded in action and evacuated to a hospital on 8 January 1945. At that time L Company was holding positions in the vicinity of Tadler, Luxembourg.
His brother Glen died in 1943 in an aircraft accident near Alamegordo Army Air Base in New Mexico.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Luce-Miller-Minor-Salee-Seager Family Tree / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem