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JOHN FRANCIS KNOPF
Private First Class · U.S. Army
April 10, 1943 – November 1, 1966
Service recordJohn Francis Knopf, of New York, New York, served as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army. He died on November 1, 1966, in South Vietnam, at age 23. His name is inscribed on Panel 12E, Line 6 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 12E · Line 6
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private First Class (PFC)
- Service
- Drafted (Selective Service)
- Occupation
- Radio Operator (05B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- April 10, 1943
- Home of record
- New York, New York (Kings County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 1, 1966
- Age
- 23
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Hostile
- Category
- Killed in Action
- Circumstance
- Small Arms Fire
Context · from the records
What was happening
35 names on the Wall carry the date November 1, 1966. In November 1966, 641 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 86 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 12E, Line 6
- JOSHUA THOMAS JONESSergeant · November 1, 1966
- JUDD WAYNE KENNEDYPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
- DONALD KAY LAKEYSergeant · November 1, 1966
- JOSEPH PAUL MACHALICAPrivate First Class · November 1, 1966
Same unit, same day
- LEROY BURKS JRPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 2
- DANIEL JOHN ILLIPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 2
- LAWRENCE R COSTELLOSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 3
- WILLIAM GARCIASpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 4
- DAYTON LEO HARE JRFirst Sergeant · Panel 12E, Line 4
- JOSHUA THOMAS JONESSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 6
- DANIEL TIOFILIO MARTINEZSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 7
- WILLIAM G MENDENHALLSergeant · Panel 12E, Line 7
- ALLAN ARLYN MILKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 7
- ROBERT LE ROY SHUCKSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 8
- MICHAEL HOWARD STOFLETPrivate First Class · Panel 12E, Line 8
- JOSE ANGEL VAZQUEZSpecialist Four · Panel 12E, Line 8
From New York
- WALTER R MCCARTHY JRCaptain · June 16, 1962
- JOHN HOWARD MCCLEANCaptain · August 16, 1963
- DONALD ALLAN MOLLICONEFirst Lieutenant · December 20, 1963
- VINCENT JOSEPH HICKMANCaptain · January 14, 1964
- MARTIN STOCKFEDERPrivate First Class · July 15, 1964
- ROBERT GEORGE ARMSTRONGFirst Lieutenant · October 24, 1964
- DOMINICK SANSONESergeant First Class · December 10, 1964
- DONALD GILBERT COOKColonel · December 31, 1964
- TERENCE MEREDITH MURPHYLieutenant (junior grade) · April 9, 1965
- ROBERT CARL WISTRANDColonel · May 9, 1965
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.