World War II Service Information:
HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON 2 NOVEMBER 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HE TRAINED AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER (931) AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON 13 MARCH 1945 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
HE SERVED IN COMBAT WITH THE 551ST QUARTERMASTER GROUP THROUGH THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE FROM THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS ON 20 JULY 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.
(This information and the top photo have been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
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Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Deceased Name: Knowles
77, Sailor Springs, retired refueler for American Airlines, died Saturday (March 27, 2004).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Burial: Ingraham Cemetery, with military rites.
Memorials: American Lung Association.
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HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON 2 NOVEMBER 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HE TRAINED AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER (931) AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON 13 MARCH 1945 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
HE SERVED IN COMBAT WITH THE 551ST QUARTERMASTER GROUP THROUGH THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE FROM THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS ON 20 JULY 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.
(This information and the top photo have been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Deceased Name: Knowles
77, Sailor Springs, retired refueler for American Airlines, died Saturday (March 27, 2004).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Burial: Ingraham Cemetery, with military rites.
Memorials: American Lung Association.
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World War II Service Information:
HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON 2 NOVEMBER 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HE TRAINED AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER (931) AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON 13 MARCH 1945 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
HE SERVED IN COMBAT WITH THE 551ST QUARTERMASTER GROUP THROUGH THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE FROM THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS ON 20 JULY 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.
(This information and the top photo have been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Deceased Name: Knowles
77, Sailor Springs, retired refueler for American Airlines, died Saturday (March 27, 2004).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Burial: Ingraham Cemetery, with military rites.
Memorials: American Lung Association.
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HE ENTERED ACTIVE SERVICE AS A DRAFTEE ON 2 NOVEMBER 1944 AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. HE TRAINED AS A HEAVY TRUCK DRIVER (931) AND DEPARTED THE CONTINENTAL U.S. ON 13 MARCH 1945 BOUND FOR THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS.
HE SERVED IN COMBAT WITH THE 551ST QUARTERMASTER GROUP THROUGH THE CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGN.
HE EARNED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.
HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED AS A TECHNICIAN FIFTH GRADE FROM THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS ON 20 JULY 1946 AT THE SEPARATION CENTER, FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.
(This information and the top photo have been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
World War II Memorial
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Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Deceased Name: Knowles
77, Sailor Springs, retired refueler for American Airlines, died Saturday (March 27, 2004).
Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday, Neal Funeral Home, Louisville
Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Burial: Ingraham Cemetery, with military rites.
Memorials: American Lung Association.
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