Jack Llewellyn Knight
Born on a farm near Garner (4 miles north) Jack L. Knight enlisted in the Texas National Guard in 1940. Mobilized for service during World War II, his unit was posted to Southeast Asia to help open the Burma Road between India and China. During one of the last battles in that region, Knight was killed while leading an attack on a Japanese position. Four months later, he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, the only one awarded for the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations. In 1949 he was buried in this cemetery named for his great-grandfather. (1990)
32.8036° N, 98.0045° W
Where to Find It
In the Holders Chapel Cemetery, from Weatherford take US 180 12 miles west, turn north onto Holders Chapel Road in the Cool Community, and continue about 1 mile to the cemetery.
Nearby Markers
- 1.8 mi W Weatherford, Mineral Wells and Northwestern Railway Cool
- 3 mi SE Newberry Commuinity Weatherford
- 3.1 mi W Fort Wolters Mineral Wells
- 3.2 mi E Porter Cemetery Weatherford
- 4.1 mi S Millsap United Methodist Church Millsap
- 4.3 mi W Old Camp Wolters Mineral Wells