Earle C. KNEE
S/Sgt US Army Air Force
Duty: tail gunner
Service #: 32817431
Unit: 458 BG 752 BS
Entered Service: 26 feb 1943 New York City, New York
Hometown: Kings, New York
Born: 25/05/1912 Richmond, Virginia
Died: 15/04/1978
Buried: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, Suffolk County
New York, USA
Married: Mary C Knee (1916 - 2008)
POW: No
Awards: Purple Heart
Air Medal with 2 oak leafs
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Document Joe Caputo (Grandson)
Pictures from Dorothy Caputo (daughter)
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Rip Cord from parachute Water Bag for Surviving
Picture from HM from FAG
Casualty questionnary:
Questionnary from Belgian Underground:
Questionnairy from resistance Group G
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Translation:
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