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Personal info

Full name
KNORR, Arthur Pruner
Date of birth
1 October 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33236932
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
261st Infantry Regiment,
65th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
4 May 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
D 25 28

Immediate family

Members
Oliver W. Knorr (father)
Ethel (Peart) Knorr (mother)
Oswald W. Knorr (brother)
Oscar P. Knorr (brother)
Genesta M. Knorr (sister)
Walter Knorr (brother)

More information

Sgt Arthur P. Knorr attended high school for four years and worked as a sales clerk before enlisted in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on 25 July 1942.

He died of his wounds sustained on 26 April 1945. The exact location where he died is not known.

Source of information: Nick Lieten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, www.e-yearbook.com, www.65thdiv.com
Photo source: www.e-yearbook.com - Shamokin Area High School 1939