Thomas G. Knight

World War II
Service #16126500
Unit403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy
RankStaff Sergeant U.S. Army Air Forces
Entered Service From Illinois
Date of DeathFebruary 25 1946
StatusRecovered
Memorialized
Walls of the Missing
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Air Medal, Purple Heart.

Notes

SSGT Knight's remains were recovered and identified in 2007 His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.

rosetta medal
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.