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John Darwin Knappenberger John Darwin was born 12 May 1922 and raised in Charleroi, PA. John enlisted in the Pennsylvania National Guard on 3 February 1941 with Company D, 110th Infantry, 28th Division. Two weeks later, the National Guard was inducted into federal service. On 18 October 1943, the 28th Division arrived in England and then entered combat in July 1944 in France. The 28th Division was honored to parade down the Champs D'Elysee in Paris to celebrate the liberation of the city. Numerous battles followed and during the Battle of the Bulge, Ardennes, John was captured on 17 December 1944 and sent to Germany where he worked in a paper factory in Ammendorf, Germany until his release on 24 April 1945. He was discharged on 3 September 1945. He married Shirley Kalinoski on 2 September 1967.
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