1st Lt. U.S. Marine Corps, {MC0-94454}, Vietnam War-Lt. McKnight was killed in action by rocket & artillery fire during Operation Medina on 10-18-1967 while serving as an Infantry Commander with Co. H of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Lt. McKnight started his tour of Vietnam on 2-2-1967.
"Operation MEDINA was conducted in the Hai Lang Forest, located south of Quang Tri City and west of Hai Lang. MEDINA was directed at NVA and VC forces known to be in the area. Contact was first made on 11 Oct 1967, and became more frequent as the NVA/VC were forced to move from their camps. On 18 Oct, Golf and Hotel 2/1 were moving toward Hill 86, some 7 kilometers southwest of Hai Lang, with Golf in the lead and Hotel in echelon. At 1345 a Marine from Golf triggered a boobytrap and was killed. Immediately thereafter Hotel engaged an enemy platoon on the southwest slope of Hill 86. Echo 2/1 was dispatched to assist the other two companies. Contact was maintained until nightfall. Twelve Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed in the fight." Lt. McKnight was one of those Marines.
Lt McKnight is the son of the late Mr. Nedford W. McKnight & Mrs. Delia H. McKnight of 3935 N.W. I 72nd Terrace Avenue, Opa Locka, Florida, and he received his Commission on June 2,1966.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Lt. Bars, Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal.
1st Lt. U.S. Marine Corps, {MC0-94454}, Vietnam War-Lt. McKnight was killed in action by rocket & artillery fire during Operation Medina on 10-18-1967 while serving as an Infantry Commander with Co. H of the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division. Lt. McKnight started his tour of Vietnam on 2-2-1967.
"Operation MEDINA was conducted in the Hai Lang Forest, located south of Quang Tri City and west of Hai Lang. MEDINA was directed at NVA and VC forces known to be in the area. Contact was first made on 11 Oct 1967, and became more frequent as the NVA/VC were forced to move from their camps. On 18 Oct, Golf and Hotel 2/1 were moving toward Hill 86, some 7 kilometers southwest of Hai Lang, with Golf in the lead and Hotel in echelon. At 1345 a Marine from Golf triggered a boobytrap and was killed. Immediately thereafter Hotel engaged an enemy platoon on the southwest slope of Hill 86. Echo 2/1 was dispatched to assist the other two companies. Contact was maintained until nightfall. Twelve Marines and one Navy Corpsman were killed in the fight." Lt. McKnight was one of those Marines.
Lt McKnight is the son of the late Mr. Nedford W. McKnight & Mrs. Delia H. McKnight of 3935 N.W. I 72nd Terrace Avenue, Opa Locka, Florida, and he received his Commission on June 2,1966.
Awards: Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Lt. Bars, Vietnam Service Medal with One Service Star, Vietnam Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal.
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