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Jess
Willard
Knighten
POW (WWII) KIA

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Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Japan)

    Action Date:

    December 9, 1941 – March 23, 1944
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Sergeant Jess Willard Knighten (MCSN: 253938), United States Marine Corps, was captured by the Japanese after the fall of Guam on 9 December 1941, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his death in captivity on or about 23 March 1944.