Mills County

Sgt. Harvey Knight Jr.

 

 

Malvern Air Officer Reported Missing

Special to The Nonpareil

MALVERN – Lt. Earl Rodenberg, a co-pilot, has been reported missing in action over France since May 24, according to word received by his wife, the former Maxine Wolfe of Malvern. Mrs. Rodenberg and her baby son make their home with her mother, Mrs. Edward Wolfe in Malvern. Lt. Rodenberg’s parents life in Council Bluffs.

Sgt. Harvey Knight, jr., has been reported as slightly wounded in Italy, April 25, according to word received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harve Knight, by the war department. Their son, DeVere was killed in action in Italy. A third son, Hartley, is with the air corps in England.

Source: The Council Bluffs Nonpareil, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Tuesday, June 13, 1944, Page 10

Harvey John Knight was born Nov. 28, 1913 to Harvey John and Emily Carolyn Clary Knight. He died Dec. 10, 1998 and is buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA.

Source: ancestry.com