Title
Mr.
Last Name
Knowlton
First Name
Burns
Middle Name
W.
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Place of Death
Viet Nam
Date of Death
1966
Publication
The Eastern Gazette 10-6-1966, p.5
Obituary
Former Dexter Boy Killed In Viet Nam Word has been received that PFC Bums W. Knowlton, a Marine from Pittsfield, grandson of Mrs. Eva Cookson and son of Mrs. George Knowlton, both formerly of Dexter, died from gunshot wounds in Viet Nam. According to a telegram received by his mother, Mrs. George Knowlton, Pittsfield her son sustained gunshot wounds while participating in a military operation against hostile forces in the vicinity of Quang Tri Republic, Viet Nam. The telegram further stated that Knowlton's body had not been located, but a search was underway. The young Marine attended Pittsfield schools and MCI. He is survived by his mother, his father Burns W. Knowlton, Sr., of Palmyra, his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Eva Cookson of Pittsfield, his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Anson Knowlton of Palmyra and several aunts, uncles and cousins. A Requiem Mass was said Monday at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Pittsfield.