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        |  | North 
          High School Wall of Honor Harold Joseph Knight
 Would have been Class of June, 1952
 Moved: Graduated from Hollywood High School, CA
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        |  Research done by Claradell Shedd, 
            class of 1953.  |   
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              | Harold Joseph Knight, 
                Jr. |   
              | Hal would 
                have graduated from North High in June, 1952, but the family moved 
                to California. At the time, his next of kin was Mr. and Mrs. Harold 
                Joseph Knight, Sr., and they may have lived at 709 Oak Park Avenue, 
                Des Moines, IA. His service number was 26780097. |  |   
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              | Harold Joseph Knight, Jr. |   
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              | Year |  | Rank |  | Status |   
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              | June, 1952 |  | Graduated | x | Would have graduated from 
                North High, Des Moines, IA, but family moved to California. Hal 
                graduated from Hollywood High School, CA. In 1940 Census, family 
                lived at 709 Oak Park Avenue in Des Moines, IA. |   
              | aft 1952 | x | Education | x | St. Thomas Aquinas College, Minnesota |   
              | July 23, 1953 | x |  | x | Drafted. Des Moines, IA (3803 Kingman 
                Boulevard) |   
              | July, 1953- December, 1953
 | x | US Army | x | Basic training at Fort 
                Leonard Wood, MO? 35th Engineer (Combat) Battalion |   
              | December, 
                1953- March, 1954
 | x | US Army | x | Engineer School; Foreman 
                Course |   
              | date | x | Enroute | x | From ? to Germany via? 
                . |   
              | July 16, 1954 | x | US Army/ Rank
 | x | On Pioneer Kaserne in Hanau, Germany; 516th 
                  Engineer Company (bridge specialist). Rank of PFC(T) of this 
                  date. |   
              | May 17, 
                1955 | x | US Army/PVT(T) 
 | x | Discharged; Fort Sheridan, 
                IL |   
              | 1955 | x | Employment | x | Banking at Citizens National Bank |   
              | 1960 | x | Family | x | Met Micaela G. Mora when they worked 
                at Citizens National Bank. |   
              | August 6, 1967 | x | Family | x | Married Micaela G. Mora at St Teresa 
                of Avila Church in Los Angeles, CA |   
              | July 14, 1971 | x | Family | x | Daughter Teresa born in Encino, CA |   
              | February 10, 2016 | x | Deceased | x | Winnetka, CA |   
              | aft February 10, 2016 | x |  | x | Burial at San Fernando Mission Cemetery |  |   
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              | Drake 
                (check); Boot camp at Fort Leonard Wood, MO; Fort Sheridan, IL |  |   
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              | Hal, 
                Mickey and grandson, Jackson McMenamir | Hal 
                and Mickey |  |   
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              | 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 | Harold 
                Joseph Knight PFC(T)
 US Army Corps of Engineers
 516th Engineer Company
 US Army
 
 
 
 
   
 
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 National Defense Service Medal; Army Occupation 
                Medal (Germany)
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        | Died: 
          02/10/16. |   
        | Music: 
          "Amazing Grace" (Hal's preference), How Will I Live Without 
          You by Michael Boltom |   
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