James R. Knopp
NAME: James R. Knopp
ASN: 33108212
PLACE OF BIRTH: PA
DATE OF BIRTH: 1919
DATES OF SERVICE: 11 Dec 1941 - 20 Jan 1945
UNIT ASSIGNED: HQ Airborne Trng Center
B Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR
B Co 509th PIB
CAMPAIGNS: Southern France, Ardennes
AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, Purple Heart Medal with oak leaf cluster,
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
11 Dec 1941 - Enlisted at Fort Meade, MD - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 33108212 | 33108212 |
| NAME | KNOPP#JAMES#R########### | KNOPP#JAMES#R########### |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 021 | CAMBRIA |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 3150 | FT GEORGE G MEADE MARYLAND |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 11 | 11 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 12 | 12 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 41 | 41 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | BI# | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| BRANCH: CODE | 00 | Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 32 | PENNSYLVANIA |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 19 | 19 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 0 | Grammar school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 316 | Farm hands, general farms |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 7 | Selectees (Enlisted Men) |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0611 | 0611 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.275 | 2.275 |
11 Jan 1944 - Pvt. James R. Knopp 33108212 HQ Airborne Trng Center APO 700 SO 4 Assigned to B Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR
27 Jan 44 - B and C Company were ordered to take a road junction near Padiglione, Italy. There were two fatalities Lt Grabow and Kautz. The wounded were Corporal Burl E. Bolesta, Private First Class Reuschling, Pfc. On Chow, Pfc. Clyde Helton, Private James A. Knopp, Pvt. Bill E. Konig, Pvt. Ernest K. Gibson.
10 Apr 1944 - Pvt. James R. Knopp 33108212 B CO 509th PIB GO 5 Award of Combat Infantryman Badge
20 Jan 1945 - Cpl. James R. Knopp killed in action vicinity Born, Belgium
20 Jan 1945 - Cpl. James R. Knopp 33108212 509th PIB Hometown: Lilly, PA, Buried: Plot C Row 12 Grave 23 Henri-Chapelle Am Cem, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Awards: Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, Page: 389 Book: Stand in the Door by Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
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