Mr. Roy A. Knight

Creator

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Identifier

20036286

Description

Mr. Roy A. Knight, the father of First Lieutenant Jack Llewellyn Knight, received news of his son's award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously for leading a victorious attack in Burma against Japanese pillboxes. Friday he received news of the award with the statement his son "was a true American". Mr. Knight is shown standing outside next to a car, wearing a button-down shirt tucked inside his trousers and a hat. Published in The Fort Worth Star-Telegram morning edition, May 12, 1945.

Archival Date

1945-05-11

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-614

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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Subjects

Knight, Roy A. (Mr.); Knight, Jack Llewellyn (1LT); Military officers; Medals; Military decorations; Congressional Medal of Honor; War; World War, 1939-1945; Automobiles