Knox during World War II

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WWII Honor Roll

Honor Roll

Most of the following list of men and women from Knox who served in World War II was taken from the Honor Roll. We need someone to help us identify these people by adding their first name.

Service Personnel

WWII Honor Roll - Courtesy Berne Historical Society
WWII Honor Roll Close Up - 61 names listed, but "W. Rendo" appears twice - Courtesy Berne Historical Society
WWII Honor Roll at Knox Historical Society 2011 - 60 names listed - Missing name might be "Narrington" - Display now replaced by Civil War artifacts
Name Honor Roll Census Grave
*Amato, Andrew A. - - Knox Cemetery
*Armstrong, Beatrice Marion - - Knox Cemetery
*Armstrong, Fredick P. - - Knox Cemetery
*Arnold, Edwin W. - - Knox Cemetery
*Baker, Ivan Empie - -
*Barnish, Francis E. - - High Point Cemetery
*Barnish, Richard A. - - High Point Cemetery
*Beretz, Frank F. Beretz -
*Bradt, Frederick Earl Jr. - -
*Bradt, George R. G. Bradt - Buried in Schenectady
*Bradt, Henry W. H. W. Bradt -
* Bradt, Stanton W. - -
*Bruckman, Frank E. - - High Point Cemetery
*Burke, John J. J. R. Burke - Arlington
*Burke, W.F. W. F. Burke -
*Burmann, Henry Michael Jr. H. Burman -
*Campoli, Santo A. Jr. - - Knox Cemetery
* Cassidy, Robert Irvin R. I. Cassidy -
*Champion, Robert S. R. Champion -
* Christiansen, J J. Christiansen -
* Chrysler, H.W. H. W. Chrysler -
* Clough, Kenneth - -
* Colliton, Walter Alger W. Colliton -
*Combs, George Nelson - - Knox Cemetery
*Coulter, Walter A. - -
*Cowan, Everett W. E. Cowan -
* DeNyse, John E. - -
* Dexter, H. H. Dexter -
* Dexter, H. H. H. H. Dexter -
*Dexter, Merlin L. M. Dexter -
*Dibble, Minard Z. - - High Point Cemetery
*Dietz, Arthur Donald - - Knox Cemetery
*Donahue, Daniel F. - - High Point Cemetery
*Dougall, David D. Dougall -
*Dougall, Francis F. Dougall -
*Ecker, Kenneth C. K. C. Ecker -
*Edwards, Robert James - - Knox Cemetery
*Finch, Duane D. Finch - Knox Cemetery
*Gage, Nelson William, Jr. N. W. Gage, Jr. - Lee's Church Cemetery
*Gaige, Frank W. - - Lee's Church Cemetery
Gaige, James W. - - Knox Cemetery
*Galie, Hercules V. H. V. Galie -
* Gibbs, Eunice Eunice Gibbs - Knox Cemetery
* La Grange, J.W. J. W. La Grange -
*:Hazen, W W. Hazen -
* Herzog, William H. W. Herzog -
*Hiltsley, Aruthur B. A. B. Hiltsley, Jr. -
*Hoerning, George J. Sr. - - Knox Cemetery
*Hollands, Joan Margaret - British War Bride - -
* Jansen, Paul Gaige P. Jansen -
*Jansen, William W. Jansen -
* Landauer, Louis Charles L. C. Landaur -
*Lannert, Frank F. Lannert -
*Lawyer, Robert Sr. - - Knox Cemetery
*Lee, Dan - - High Point Cemetery
*MacDonald, Robert E. Jr. - - High Point Cemetery
* Markarowsky, W W. Makarowsky -
* Martin, E. Jr. E. Martin, Jr. -
*Mason, Ronald A. - - Knox Cemetery
*Mattice, Charles R. C. Mattice - Knox Cemetery
* McMillian, K.J. K. J. McMillan -
*Michalski, Chester - - Knox Cemetery
*Miller, Ernest John - - High Point Cemetery
*Miltner, Charles R. - - Knox Cemetery
*Narrignton, H. H. Narrington -
*Newton, Wilson C W. B.. Newton -
* Orlup, H. H. Orlup -
* Orsini, Henry F. - -
* Orsini, Michael J. - -
*Ostrander, Chester A. - - Knox Cemetery
* Ostrander, Frank L. - -
* Paul, D D. Paul -
Przysiecki, Roman C. - - Knox Cemetery
*Quay, Donald D. Quay -
*Quay, Herbert H. Quay - Knox Cemetery
* Quay, James H. J. Quay - Memory Gardens, Albany
*Quay, Robert - - Knox Cemetery
*Quay, Thadeus T. Quay - Schuylerville, NY
Memory Gardens, Albany
* Quay, W W. Quay -
*Rasche, Robert J. - - Cornell Family Burying Ground
*Rapp, Arthur H. - - Knox Cemetery
*Rendo, John Frederick J. F. Rendo -
*Rendo, Ralph William - -
*Rendo, Rolland A. - - Knox Cemetery
*Rendo, Wallace W. Rendo -
*Roberts, Roger A. - - High Point Cemetery
* Saddlemire, G G. Saddlemire -
* Schoonmaker, Howard A. H. Schoonmaker - Knox Cemetery
*Schwenk, Harold A. - - Knox Cemetery
*Secor, Horace S. - - Knox Cemetery
*Shedina, Stephen S. Shedina - Knox Cemetery
*Shull, Harvey J. - Pennsylvania Knox
* Sisson, R R. Sisson -
*Spadaro, Joseph J. Spadaro -
*Sparado, Patrick P. Spadero -
*Stevens, Victor A. - - Knox Cemetery
*Stewart, John C. - - Knox Cemetery
* Stoltzfus, Richard S. - -
* Taber, Lyle A. - -
*Van Buren, H.|H. Van Buren - -
*Vinehout, Marshall - -
*Warner, Alfred K. - - Knox Cemetery
*Warner, Harold S. H. Warner - Knox Cemetery
*Warner, Leo D. L. Warner - Knox Cemetery
* Weidman, D D. Weidman -
*Williamson, Clifford - - Knox Cemetery
* Williamson, M M. Williamson -
* Williamson, P R. Williamson -
* Willman, R R. Willman -
* Zeh, C - -

Research Notes: William F. Burke might refer to the father of John J. Burke or his brother William F Burke. THe father retired from the Navy. I can find no information of the brother.

Names from Sesquicentennial List:

  • Beatrice Armstrong Sgt. 1458 Army Service Unit Died in Service 1946 Daughter of Marshall Armstrong
  • Terrance Gray
  • Duane Finch NY Pfc 415 Inf. Died 1949
  • Francis Witter US Army 1910 -
  • Horace S. Secor Major US Navy 1917 - 1951 Nephew of Emory Truax - spent summers in Knox

Keneth Ecker

Articles about Servicemen

Name in Altamont Enterprise

  • Raymond L. Stevens 15 From Elsmere Board Conducted in U. S. Army 2399-Raymond L. Stevens, Knox. - Altamont Enterprise - Friday, April 25, 1941