Rex James Knapp
| Birth | : | 21 Aug 1913 Iowa, USA |
| Death | : | 30 Nov 1942 |
| Burial | : | St Andrew Churchyard, Twyford, Melton Borough, England |
| Coordinate | : | 52.6835600, -0.9217660 |
| Description | : | IOWA WT IC US NAVY Killed in Action WT1c Knapp was killed at the Battle of Tassafaronga, when the USS Minneapolis was torpedoed, on 29 Nov 1942 in the battle of the Coral Sea during a Naval engagement in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. Rex was the first WWII veteran to be returned home for burial. Body was brought back in 1947 and buried in the Union Township Cemetery in Defiance, Shelby County, Iowa (Information provided by Find A Grave contributor James D Holds) |
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Rex James Knapp's memorial is located at: St Andrew Churchyard, Twyford, Melton Borough, England.
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Rex James Knapp death on 30 Nov 1942 in
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Latitude: 52.6835600
Longitude: -0.9217660
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