In Memoriam

THOMAS E MCKNIGHT

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McKnight, Thomas Edwin
Lincoln, NE
USMC
LCPL

BIRTH DATE:

7/18/1947

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Panel 64E Line 007
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9/23/1967
5/18/1968
5/20/1968

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South Vietnam
Quang Nam
ZC192568
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Operation Mameluke Thrust
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0311 = Rifleman
D CO, 1ST BN, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARDIV, III MAF
Purple Heart
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Tilden, NE
Casualty codes: A2-E-7
A2 = Hostile, died of wounds
E = Artillery, rocket, or mortar
7 = Ground casualty
Recovered.
N/A
7 Km NE Of Thuong Duc 18May68.

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