Soldier Details
Division:
Army
,
1st Division 18th Infantry
Highest Rank:
Tech 4 SgtTheater of Operation:
European
Battle:
Battle
Normandy
Military Honors:
Silver Star for gallentry, Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Honored By:
Lori L. Paparteys
Killed In Action
Biography
Sergeant Daniel J. Knapp, a native of Walton. was killed in action in France on June 7, 1944. He had been in the North African and Sicilian campaigns. Sergeant Knapp was born Aug. 10. 1918. in Walton. and resided in the vicinity of Bainbridge and Afton before moving to West Laurens. He attended Bainbridge High School.
