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Bag, Duffle, US Navy, SK2c Mark Knouse, Okinawa
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Genuine WWII US Navy duffle bag, white heavy duty canvas, on which names Wood, B.J. and Knouse, M.W have been stenciled -- the former was later crossed out. Mention Hbg, Penn. has been handwritten, thus indicating that one of the former owners hailed from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Quite good, used condition.
Mark William Knouse was born on August 3, 1923 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and joined the US Navy on October 10, 1942 (service number 651-85-48). Initially stationed in Alaska, he went on to serve aboard two cargo ships -- the USS Virgo (AKA-20) from December 29, 1944 to March 14, 1945, and then the USS Mercury (AK-42), with which he participated in supplying the troops deployed on Okinawa.He was discharged on January 30, 1946 as a Storekeeper 2nd Class and passed away on June 3, 1997.
https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02020.htm
https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/130042.htm
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/38545767/mark-w-knouse
Illustration documents available in digital format only.
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Genuine WWII US Navy duffle bag, white heavy duty canvas, on which names Wood, B.J. and Knouse, M.W have been stenciled -- the former was later crossed out. Mention Hbg, Penn. has been handwritten, thus indicating that one of the former owners hailed from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Quite good, used condition.
Mark William Knouse was born on August 3, 1923 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and joined the US Navy on October 10, 1942 (service number 651-85-48). Initially stationed in Alaska, he went on to serve aboard two cargo ships -- the USS Virgo (AKA-20) from December 29, 1944 to March 14, 1945, and then the USS Mercury (AK-42), with which he participated in supplying the troops deployed on Okinawa.He was discharged on January 30, 1946 as a Storekeeper 2nd Class and passed away on June 3, 1997.
https://www.navsource.org/archives/10/02/02020.htm
https://www.navsource.org/archives/09/13/130042.htm
https://fr.findagrave.com/memorial/38545767/mark-w-knouse
Illustration documents available in digital format only.