Walter A. Knapp(#O-6124316) - KIA July 17, 1944

Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Rank
Platoon
Company
Battalion
Regiment
Division
Decorations 		Seymour, Connecticut
June 19, 1909
Staff Sergeant (Warrant Select)
...
Hq
2nd
331st
83rd Infantry
Purple Heart

Walter A. Knapp Gordon from Newport County, Rode Island, was born on June 19, 1909, in Seymour, Connecticut. He had a high school education for two years and his civilian occupation was listed as "stenographers and typists".

Walter Knapp (#06124316) enlisted the service on January 28, 1941 in Boston Massachusetts.

To pay tribute to Walter Knapp, his daughter Mary Jean and their family, I visited the grave of Walter A. Knapp at the American Cemetary and Memorial in Colville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, on June 4, 2012. May he Rest In Peace.

Always Remember, Never Forget

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