Ernest F. Knutson

Staff Sergeant Ernest Floyd Knutson grave marker photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Steele

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Staff Sergeant
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    358th Air Baser Squadron Army Corps
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Circumstances:

Died in service in Blythe, California

Biography:

Ernest Floyd Knutson was born in Clifford, Traill County, North Dakota on January 5, 1921, to Olaf (Oluf) Knutson and Tilda Jetland. He entered the United States Army at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota on April 20, 1942, and served in the European African Middle Eastern Theater. Staff Sergeant Knutson died in service on March 13, 1944, at Army Air Base, Blythe, Riverside, California and is buried in Lutheron Finley Cemetery, Finley, Steele County, North Dakota.

Source: Ancestry/Find a Grave