Donzel Charles Knight
Technician 4th Class, 24th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Division, U. S. Army
Killed In Action 11 April 1945, Netherlands
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
Photo from WW2 Collection, Pleasants County WVGenWeb.
Technician 4th Class, 24th Tank Battalion, 13th Armored Division, U. S. Army
Killed In Action 11 April 1945, Netherlands
Compiled by Linda Cunningham Fluharty.
Photo from WW2 Collection, Pleasants County WVGenWeb.
DONZEL CHARLES KNIGHT, born 18 September 1918, in Pleasants County, W.Va., was the son of Charles Ray Knight and Effie Ona Bachman, married in Wood County, W.Va. in 1918. Donzel is found in the 1920 and 1930 census records of Pleasants County, W.Va.
1920 Census, Washington District, Pleasants County, W.Va.
#140
W. P. Bachman, Head, 47, Farmer, b. W.Va.
Ada Bachman, Wife, 51, b. W.Va.
Effy Knight, Daughter, 25, b. W.Va.
Donsel Knight, Son [Grandson], 1, b. W.Va.
Jack Knight, Son [Grandson], 6 months, b. W.Va.1930 Census, Washington District, Pleasants County, W.Va.
#65 - Long Run
Walter P. Bachman, Head, 57, Farmer, b. W.Va.
Ada M. Bachman, Wife, 62, b. W.Va.
Effie O. Knight, Daughter, 36, Widowed, b. W.Va.
Donzel Knight, Grandson, 11, b. W.Va.
Jack Knight, Grandson, 10, b. W.Va.
At Clarksburg, W.Va., 19 November 1942, Donzel enlisted in the U. S. Army.
Donzel Charles Knight, 25, married Opal Marie Bailey, 21, at St. Marys, Pleasants County, W.Va., 31 March 1944.
Buried at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands
