Joseph Washington Knight, Sr.

Rate / Rank
Corporal

Birthdate
January 16 1909

Date of Death
February 10 1981

Branch
USAAC

Active Duty Service
October 26 1942 -

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Bainbridge Army Air Field, Georgia.

Notes

US Army service number 14-175-012. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Joe was one of the worlds outstanding contenders for boxing's Light-Heavyweight Championship. Alias "Cairo Calamity" Record; W 103 (KO 51) Lost 19 (KO 1) Draw 10. Brother of Chief Machinist Mate Harry Edward Knight US Navy. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.