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Kight, Henry Jack, Cpl.
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Home Town Thomas
Date of Passing May 05, 1988
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CORPORAL HENRY JACK KIGHT WAS EMPLOYED AS A SERVICEMAN OF COIN OPERATED MACHINES BEFORE ENTERING THE USAAF ON 18 JULY 1942. HE ATTENDED RADIO OPERATOR SCHOOL AT CAMP CROWDER MISSOURI BEFORE BEING SENT TO NORTH AFRICA ON 8 FEBRUARY 1943. CPL KIGHT WAS ASSIGNED TO HQ & PLOT COMPANY 562ND SIGNAL AIRCRAFT WARNING BATTALION. THE 562ND WAS ATTACHED TO THE 62ND FIGHTER WING OF THE 12TH TACTICAL AIR COMMAND, 12TH AAF. CPL KIGHT SERVED IN EUROPE UNTIL 4 OCTOBER 1945 WHEN HE RETURNED STATESIDE AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 23 OCTOBER 1945 AT FORT MEADE MARYLAND. HENRY KIGHT PASSED AWAY IN THOMAS WEST VIRGINIA ON 3 MAY 1988.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.
