McKnight, John P.

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  • 1929: AB degree
  • 1931: Earned LL.B degree, University of Nebraska
  • 1931 - 1941 : Engaged in general practice of law and owning and running a business
  • 1941: Entered U.S. Army as reserve officer
  • 1943: Engaged in combat as War Department representative with Fifth Army for invasion landing at Salerno, Italy
  • 1944: Engaged in combat as War Department representative with First Army for invasion of France and Normandy campaign

From the guide to the John P. McKnight papers, 1924-1945, (Hoover Institution Archives)

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referencedIn Miscellaneous papers, 1886-1952. Houghton Library
creatorOf John P. McKnight papers, 1924-1945 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Richard Gaither Walser Papers, 1918-1988 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Miscellaneous papers, 1886-1952. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Santayana, George, 1863-1952 person
associatedWith United States. Army. Corps, V. corporateBody
associatedWith Walser, Richard Gaither, 1908- person
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World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France
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