John Cuttino McKnight

Graduating Class
1940

Major
B.S. in General Science

Activities at Clemson
Swimming Team 2,3,4; Captain 4, Corporal, Sergeant, Second Lieutenant; Minor “C” Club, Swimming team, ROTC

Hometown
Kannapolis, NC

Service & Rank
Army, Captain

Unit
Transportation Corps

Awards/Citations
Purple Heart

Date of Birth
Dec 7, 1918

Date of Death
May 28, 1945

Details of Death
Died of battle injuries

Burial Details
Buried in Elmwood Memorial Cemetery, Columbia, SC

Personal Remembrances

His nickname at Clemson was “Mac.”
Memorial built in his hometown for all those lost in WWII. There were more than 6,000 names on the memorial list.