1st Sgt. Gottlieb George Knoll
Born: 25 September 1915 – Bellwood, Illinois
Parents: George Knoll & Marie J. Ott-Knoll
Siblings: 2 sisters, 3 brothers
Nickname: “Gal”
Home:
– 204 South Fourth Avenue – Maywood, Illinois
Education:
– St Paul Lutheran School
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1933
Enlisted:
– 23 January 1940
– U. S. Army Air Corps
Serial Number: 06731140
Training:
– Fort Sheridan, Illinois
– Great Bend, Kansas
– Smoky Hill Army Airfield – Salina, Kansas – 1 August 1943
Unit:
– 794th Bomb Squadron, 468th Bombardment Group, 20th Army Air Force
– Headquarters Company
Engagements:
– India
– July 1944
– he and his brother, Seaman Alex Knoll, were reunited for a day and a half visit
Died:
– 18 October 1944 – truck accident – China
Buried:
– Concordia Cemetery – Forest Park, Illinois
