Korean War
Service # | 06267409 |
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Rank | Master Sergeant U.S. Army |
Date of Death | November 6 1950 |
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
World War II Victory Medal
Master Sergeant Knox was awarded the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean War Service Medal and the World War II Victory Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Knox was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a member of Headquarters Battery, 58th Field Artillery Battalion, 3rd Infantry Division. He developed acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis and was evacuated to the hospital ship USS CONSOLATION (AH-15) near Wonsan, South Korea where he died on November 6, 1950.