Medal of Honor
1945-02-02
near Loi-Kang, Burma
- Rank at action
- First Lieutenant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- World War II
- Unit or command
- 124th Cavalry Regiment, Mars Task Force
- Presentation date
- June 6, 1945
The Citation
Sources ↓He led his cavalry troop against heavy concentrations of enemy mortar, artillery, and small arms fire. After taking the troop's objective and while making preparations for a defense, he discovered a nest of Japanese pillboxes and foxholes to the right front. Preceding his men by at least 10 feet, he immediately led an attack Single-handedly he knocked out 2 enemy pillboxes and killed the occupants of several foxholes. While attempting to knock out a third pillbox, he was struck and blinded by an enemy grenade. Although unable to see, he rallied his platoon and continued forward in the assault on the remaining pillboxes. Before the task was completed he fell mortally wounded. 1st Lt. Knight's gallantry and intrepidity were responsible for the successful elimination of most of the Jap positions and served as an inspiration to officers and men of his troop.
Sources & record notes
General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.
- Jack Llewellyn Knight — current recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-25
current identity, service, rank, unit, action metadata, and recipient-profile citation match
Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-000174
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-25
- Recorded order reference (not verified against the original)
- 44
- Entered service at
- Weatherford, Tex.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- cc861fe74ecabc83410711e1b586fc7332bbd6d55bd7e8dd5e9592ee9c75d91f
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered-profile variants and editorial normalizations are documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current profile expands the middle name and confirms the 124th Cavalry Regiment, Mars Task Force, action near Loi-Kang, Burma. Legacy full citation text and row provenance retained; General Order comparison remains pending.