Knowles Joseph Walter

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Joseph Walter Knowles is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Gouesnou American Memorial

Name:

Joseph Walter Knowles

Rank:

Corporal

Serial Number:

33778087

Unit:

9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-29

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Joseph Walter Knowles was born on August 6, 1919, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Aloysius Charles Knowles and Sarah Jenny Howe. He was married to Elizabeth Rita Sands Knowles. He served in the 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, as a Corporal during World War II.

Cpl Knowles was Killed in Action on August 29, 1944, during the Battle of Brest, France. He is now buried in the Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-James, D�partement de la Manche, Basse-Normandie, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, weremember.abmc.gov