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Personal info

Full name
KNIGHT, Homer Elija
Date of birth
29 January 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34916360
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Lamersdorf-Inden, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 5 8

Immediate family

Members
Isaac Knight (father)
Mattie Knight (mother)
Thomas Knight (brother)
Lula Knight (sister)
Ruth Knight (sister)
Kate C. Knight (wife)

More information

Pvt Homer E. Knight was a machinery operator before he enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 22 December 1943.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Birmingham News - 23 December 1944