RANGERS Knight, Elwood

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Knight ​

• FORENAME

Elwood ​

• UNIT

5 Ranger Bn ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

31471654 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th February 1945 ​

• AGE

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• GRAVESITE

Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg Plot H Row 1 Grave 58 ​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Hancock County, Maine​

born 08.10.1918, Maine, USA​

father Willard Austin Knight (1883-1963)​

mother Ina (nee Buckminster) Knight (1892-1974)​

3 years high school​

25.08.1936 married Rebecca Imogene (nee Cousins) Knight (1910-2002)​

son Robert Elwood Knight (1944-1988)​

married upon enlistment​

24.06.1944 entered service Fort Devens, Massachusetts​

Next of kin - Mrs. Rebecca I. Knight, Stonington, Maine​

KIA Irsch-Zerf campaign, Germany ​

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