TITLE: Claude S. Knox

SOURCE:  Keowee Courier

SUBMITTED BY:  Susan Brock-Booker

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Jun 2003

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KNOX, Claude S. 
(1921-1944) Keowee Courier June 30, 1946, The body of Flight Officer 
Claude S. Knox, 23, of the U. S. Army Air Force arrived in Westminster 
Friday afternoon. Flight Officer Know was shot down over Italy on his 
29th mission on March 11, 1944. He was a P-47 pilot. He had received 
the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star with three clusters. He received 
his wings in November 1942 at the Mariana Air Base, in Mariana, Fla. 
A graduate of Westminster High school, he was engaged in farming prior 
to entering the service. He was a son of W. B. and Margie Martin Knox 
of near Westminster. He was born and reared near Westminster, and 
spent his entire life in this section. A descendant of pioneer 
families of Oconee county, he was a grandson of the late Joseph A. and 
Josephine Herndon Knox on his father's side. His maternal grandparents 
were the late Gary and Janie Burdette Martin. Besides his parents, he 
is survived by three brothers, Gary Knox of Batesburg, Sam J. Knox of 
Greenville and Ray Knox of Westminster; one sister, Miss Marie Knox of 
Perry Point, Md. He was a member of Mt. Tabor Baptist Church. Funeral 
services were held from the graveside in the First Baptist church 
cemetery Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. The Rev. M. J. Stansell and 
the Rev. Ernest Sorrells conducted the services. Pallbearers were T. 
C. Oliver, Aaron Oliver, Willie and Roy Ramey, Melton Sanders and 
Glenn Reynolds. Contributed by: Susan Brock-Booker, 
sbrockbooker@aol.com

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