The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
William Joseph McKnight
Rank
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Unit
L CO 5 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
October 17, 1951
Sergeant McKnight was a member of Company L, 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was Killed in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on October 17, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.