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Kight, Henry Jack, Cpl.
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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 - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
From Month/Year
September / 1944
To Month/Year
March / 1945
Description (Rhineland Campaign 15 September 1944 to 21 March 1945) Attempting to outflank the Siegfried Line, the Allies tried an airborne attack on Holland on 17 September 1944. But the operation failed, and the enemy was able to strengthen his defensive line from Holland to Switzerland. Little progress was made on the ground, but the aerial attacks on strategic targets continued. Then, having regained the initiative after defeating a German offensive in the Ardennes in December 1944, the Allies drove through to the Rhine, establishing a bridgehead across the river at Remagen.
