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MCKNIGHT, Rubbie - Date of
birth
22 April 1912 -
Age
33 - Place of
birth
Willacoochee, Atkinson County, Georgia -
Hometown
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34793808 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
3985th Quartermaster Truck Company
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
22 February 1946 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 27 | 32 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elizabeth Hill (foster mother)
Ethel McKnight (wife)
More information
Pfc Rubbie McKnight was working at the University of Florida and then he worked as a laborer for the Royal Crown Bottling Company, before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 6 October 1943.Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1940 Census, Jacob November and Elizabeth Klements
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