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Knowles, Nicholas L.

Knowles, Nicholas L.

Male 1906 - 1987  (80 years)


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  • Name Knowles, Nicholas L. 
    Birth 10 Apr 1906  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number KNOW.N001 
    _FGRAVE 29921682 
    Military Service World War II, Private, Casual Detachment A, Station Complement, Service Unit 1751, United States Army  [2, 3
    • Entered active service as a draftee on May 28, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Assigned to Casual Detachment A, Station Complement, Service Unit 1751, at the Training Center, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Honorably discharged as a Private with a Certificate of Disability on August 3, 1943 at same station. Earned the WWII Victory Medal for service during the period of eligibility.

      This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.

      Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2210852
    Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007

    On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.

    Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.

    This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
    Military Service Ribbons, Knowles, Nicholas L. (1906-1987)
    Military Service Ribbons, Knowles, Nicholas L. (1906-1987)


    Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray

    World War II Honoree, Knowles, Nicholas L. (1906-1987)
    World War II Honoree, Knowles, Nicholas L. (1906-1987)
    Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri
    World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    United States Army
    United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)

    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
    United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
    World War II
    (1939-1945)
    World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
    United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
    In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
    Death 5 Jan 1987  [1
    Burial Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Knowles, Loretta J. and Nicholas L.
    Person ID I26738  Carl Wayne Gray Research
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2023 

    Family Headlee, Loretta J.,   b. 17 Sep 1913   d. 9 Dec 1969 (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage Y  [1
    Family ID F11497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Orchard Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

  • Sources 
    1. [S7535] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Knowles, Loretta J. and Nicholas L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Knowles&GSfn=Nicholas&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=29921682), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S7524] World War II Honoree, Nicholas L. Knowles, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2210852) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S7537] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Knowles, Nicholas L., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Knowles&GSfn=Nicholas&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=29921682), none. (Reliability: 2).