Missing information?

Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?

Submit

Personal info

Full name
KNIGHT, Robert Maxwell
Date of birth
18 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35884396
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
407th Infantry Regiment,
102nd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 December 1944
Place of death
Near Linnich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 4 9

Immediate family

Members
Lyle H. Knight (father)
Margaret E. Knight (mother)
Phyllis A. Knight (sister)
Barbara J. Knight (sister)

More information

102nd Ozark Division. Pvt Robert M. Knight was killed in action in Germany, near Linnich, Rur river.
Pvt Knight was assigned to overseas duty in August. He entered the service in February.

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.newspapers.com - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Photo source: Astrid van Erp