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MICHAEL PAUL KNIGHT
Captain · U.S. Army
February 28, 1944 – November 23, 1969
Service recordMichael Paul Knight, of Thomasville, Georgia, served as a Captain in the U.S. Army. He died on November 23, 1969, at age 25. His name is inscribed on Panel 14W, Line 79 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 14W · Line 79
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Captain (CPT)
- Born
- February 28, 1944
- Home of record
- Thomasville, Georgia
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 23, 1969
- Age
- 25
- Added to the Wall
- 2015
Context · from the records
What was happening
12 names on the Wall carry the date November 23, 1969. In November 1969, 660 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
Also on Panel 14W, Line 79
- LYLE MAYNARD JOHANNESSpecialist Four · January 29, 1970
- RICHARD CHARLES KNAPPStaff Sergeant · January 29, 1970
- BILL BROOKS LONGCorporal · January 29, 1970
- JOHN ALFRED MOREAUCorporal · January 29, 1970
- LEON CRAIG POLASKISergeant · January 29, 1970
From Thomasville
- FRANK THORNTON JRSpecialist Five · May 5, 1964
- LEROY ELTON JONESSergeant · December 21, 1965
- THOMAS DAVID CAMPBELLSergeant · May 29, 1966
- RALPH E MANNINGStaff Sergeant · June 23, 1966
- JOHN RUDOLPH PEARSONMajor · August 17, 1966
- TERRY MARTIN RIMESSergeant Major · June 3, 1967
- EARL DANIELS JRStaff Sergeant · June 26, 1967
- LAWRENCE ALLEN WHITFIELDSpecialist Four · July 10, 1967
- JOSEPH HARRISONCorporal · August 9, 1967
- WILLIAM YANCEY HADLEYSergeant · December 4, 1967
Source. This name was added to the Wall in 2015, after the 2008 Department of Defense casualty file used for most of this site was compiled. Panel, line and the details above are as listed for this name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s Wall of Faces. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.