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Richard Knight transcript, 1939-1946, Date accessioned: 1999-04-21

 

Summary

Creator:
Knight, Richard, 1920-2004
Gregory, David
Extent:
1 folders 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Richard Knight transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-99-0365

Background

Scope and content:

This collection relates to Richard Knight who served in the U.S. Army in the 11th and 5th Infantry Divisions in the European Theater during World War II. This collection contains an oral history transcript where Knight discusses his service in Iceland, Ireland, and France. He also discusses his experience as a prisoner of war in the 12A work camp which was liberated by the Russians.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Knight was born on June 6, 1920, in Wayne County, Michigan. He attended school in Knightstown, Indiana until June 1938. In Knightsville, he also attended the Citizens Military Training Camp for two summers. By February 1939, Knight joined the U.S. Army in Indianapolis, Indiana, and was sent to Fort Harrison where he joined the 11th Infantry Regiment. For six months, he recruited other soldiers in Columbus, Ohio. After Ohio, he joined the 5th Infantry Division. Knight was on a ship to Iceland when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was stationed in Iceland for one and a half years before being sent to England and Ireland. While stationed in Europe, Knight was captured in Metz, France where for six months, he was a prisoner of war in the 12-A and 2-A military camp. Richard Knight passed away on September 12, 2004, at the age of 84. He is interred eat Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola, Florida.

Acquisition information:
This collection was donated by the Florida State University Oral History Program.
Custodial history:

Transferred from the Institute on World War II and the Human Experience to FSU Libraries Special Collections & Archives in July 2022.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

This transcript is in copyright in the United States. It may be cited or quoted with proper attribution. Further re-use or copying of the work beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rightsholder.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Richard Knight transcript, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/02-99-0365

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA