Jack Llewellyn Knight

Jack Llewellyn Knight (HM16N6)

Location: Weatherford, TX 76088 Parker County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 48.234', W 98° 0.282'

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(May 29, 1917 - February 2, 1945)

Born on a farm near Garner (4 mi.N.) Jack L. Knight enlisted in the Texas National Guard in 1940. Mobilized for service during World War II, his unit was posted to Southeast Asia to help open the Burma Road between India and China. During one of the last battles in that region, Knight was killed while leading an attack on a Japanese position. Four months later, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the only one awarded for the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. In 1949 he was buried in this cemetery named for his great-grandfather.
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HM NumberHM16N6
Series This marker is part of the Medal of Honor Recipients series
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Marker Number2699
Year Placed1990
Placed ByTexas Historical Commission
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Date Added Friday, October 3rd, 2014 at 1:18pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14S E 593183 N 3629986
Decimal Degrees32.80390000, -98.00470000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 48.234', W 98° 0.282'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 48' 14.04" N, 98° 0' 16.92" W
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Area Code(s)817, 940, 682
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 757-763 Holders Chapel Rd, Weatherford TX 76088, US
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