Individual Details
Albion Williamson Knight Jr.
(1 Jun 1924 - 22 May 2012)
Posted at findagrave.com: Albion Williamson Knight Jr. was born in Jacksonville, Fla. He was a 1945 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., and in 1950 received a master's degree in communications engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received a master's degree in international affairs from American University in 1977.
Gen. Knight's final active-duty assignment, in 1973, was assistant chief of staff for logistics with Allied Forces Central Europe; he was based in the Netherlands.
He previously spent more than a year in Vietnam as deputy commanding general of a signal brigade and deputy chief of staff for logistics, directing the drawdown of 125,000 troops.
In the late 1960s, he was assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission, where he was an assistant director of a research and development division. He was deputy commanding general of the Army Electronics Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J., in 1970 and 1971.
His military decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.
He spent much of his early life in the Episcopal Church, in which he was an ordained deacon and priest. He joined a splinter group, the United Episcopal Church, in the early 1980s and served as the church's presiding bishop from 1989 to 1992.
In 1992, he was the presidential running mate of conservative activist Howard Phillips for the U.S. Taxpayers Party, which among other things advocated drastic reductions in spending, eliminating the income tax and withdrawing from the United Nations. They garnered more than 40,000 votes nationally.
Gen. Knight's final active-duty assignment, in 1973, was assistant chief of staff for logistics with Allied Forces Central Europe; he was based in the Netherlands.
He previously spent more than a year in Vietnam as deputy commanding general of a signal brigade and deputy chief of staff for logistics, directing the drawdown of 125,000 troops.
In the late 1960s, he was assigned to the Atomic Energy Commission, where he was an assistant director of a research and development division. He was deputy commanding general of the Army Electronics Command at Fort Monmouth, N.J., in 1970 and 1971.
His military decorations included the Distinguished Service Medal and the Legion of Merit.
He spent much of his early life in the Episcopal Church, in which he was an ordained deacon and priest. He joined a splinter group, the United Episcopal Church, in the early 1980s and served as the church's presiding bishop from 1989 to 1992.
In 1992, he was the presidential running mate of conservative activist Howard Phillips for the U.S. Taxpayers Party, which among other things advocated drastic reductions in spending, eliminating the income tax and withdrawing from the United Nations. They garnered more than 40,000 votes nationally.
Events
| Birth | 1 Jun 1924 | Jacksonville, Duval Co., Florida |  | ||
| Death | 22 May 2012 | Gaithersburg, Montgomery Co., Maryland | | ||
| Burial | B G US Army, WW II, Korea, Vietnam, DSM, LM & 4 OLC, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington Co., Virginia | |
Families
| Spouse | Lucille Adele Stice (1926 - 1969) |
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