FULL NAME:

Charles D. Knight

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER (ASN):

31217744

  • DATE OF BIRTH: August 14, 1915
  • DATE OF DEATH: June 25, 1984
RESIDENCE (DURING WWII):

Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine

DATE / PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
  • DATE OF ENLISTMENT:
    December 14, 1942
  • PLACE OF ENLISTMENT:
    Portland, Maine
ORGANIZATION:
  • MAIN UNIT:
    15th Field Artillery Battalion
  • SUBUNIT:
    Company B, 1st Battalion
RANK / POSITION IN UNIT (LAST KNOWN):
  • RANK:
    Sergeant (Sgt.)
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS:

✭ Normandy Campaign (6 June – 24 July 1944), ✭ Northern France Campaign (25 July – 14 September 1944), ✭ Ardennes-Alsace Campaign (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945), ✭ Rhineland Campaign (15 September 1944 – 21 March 1945), ✭ Central Europe Campaign (22 March – 11 May 1945)

DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS (AWARDS):

🎖Good Conduct Medal, 🎖European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, 🎖WWII Victory Medal, 🎖Honorable Service Lapel Button

HONORED BY:

Peter Lagasse, Nephew

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File Unit: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records)
in the Series: World War II Army Enlistment Records, created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946. - Record Group 64 (info)

Brief Scope: This series contains records of approximately nine million men and women who enlisted in the United States Army, including the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps.

Source: aad.archives.gov/aad/
SOLDIER RECORD:
Full Name
Army Serial Number
Enlistment Place
Enlistment Date
Army Branch
Branch
Race or Ethnicity
Residence
Enlistment Term
Source of Army Personnel
Army Component
Level of Education
Occupation
Marital Status
Birth Date
Birth Place
Source Box Number
Source Film Reel Number
Conflict Period
Served for

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