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Steelworker SW Eric L Knott
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Name: Navy Steelworker 3rd Class (SW3) Eric L. Knott
Age: 21
From: Grand Island, Neb.
Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif.
Incident: Navy Steelworker 3rd Class (SW3) Eric L. Knott was killed Sept. 4 when the area in which he was working was struck by enemy fire and he was struck by shrapnel in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: September 04, 2004
Nebraska sailor killed in weekend attack in Iraq
Associated Press
Age: 21
From: Grand Island, Neb.
Assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif.
Incident: Navy Steelworker 3rd Class (SW3) Eric L. Knott was killed Sept. 4 when the area in which he was working was struck by enemy fire and he was struck by shrapnel in Fallujah, Iraq.
Died: September 04, 2004
Nebraska sailor killed in weekend attack in Iraq
Associated Press
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. — It was like a scene from a movie for Randy Knott when he answered a knock at his door to hear that his son had been killed in Iraq.
“You see it in the movies, you hear about it, and then two soldiers come to your door. And you know they’re not there to ask for directions,” Knott said.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Eric Knott, 21, a member of the U.S. Navy and native of Grand Island, was killed Saturday morning in a bomb attack in Iraq, his family said.
The younger Knott was on the Navy’s construction force and was apparently working on building a gate at the time of the attack, his father said.
“He was there to get an education in...
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Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4, Port Hueneme, Calif.
Incident
Navy Steelworker 3rd Class (SW3) Eric L. Knott was killed Sept. 4 when the area in which he was working was struck by enemy fire and he was struck by shrapnel in Fallujah, Iraq.
Prayers & Messages
Steelworker SW Eric L Knott
2009-12-21
Much love to the Knott family I never met Eric but have shared many memories w/his sister & brother & have shed tears w/the both of them. Sue
Steelworker SW Eric L Knott
2008-08-04
I did not know you but am sorry to see a young wunderfull person to go so soon :( My son is in the Navy 20 years old.May God be on your Families side Love a Navy Mom...
Steelworker SW Eric L Knott
2008-04-09
May the grace of God, the love of Jesus, and the peace of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family forever.