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William W Knopfel 1927 - 1968

William W Knopfel of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on July 11, 1927 to Willy Ferdinand Knopfel and Helen Senger. He had a sister Vera Klimcheck. He married Patricia Sweeney in 1956 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, and had children Vernon Knopfel, Valerie Knopfel, and Victoria Knopfel. William Knopfel died at age 40 years old in April 1968 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County.

William W Knopfel
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA 15228
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July 11, 1927
Pennsylvania, United States
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April 1968
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 15228, United States
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  • 07/11
    1927

    Birthday

    July 11, 1927
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    Pennsylvania United States
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  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen

  • Nationality & Locations

    Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States

  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School Carnegie Mellon Graduate Degree in Engineering

  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 43052584 Enlisted: March 13, 1946 in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Selectees (enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law

  • Professional Career

    Semiskilled Sailors And Deckhands, Except Us Navy

  • Personal Life & Family

    Married to Patricia Sweeney, had 3 children, Vernon, Valerie and Victoria
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    1968

    Death

    April 1968
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    Melanoma
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    Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania 15228, United States
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In 1927, in the year that William W Knopfel was born, the first "talkie" (a movie with music, songs, and talking), The Jazz Singer, was released. Al Jolson starred as a cantor's son who instead of following in his father's footsteps as expected, becomes a singer of popular songs. Banished by his father, they reconcile on his father's deathbed. It was a tear-jerker and audiences went wild - especially when they heard the songs. Thus begun the demise of silent films and the rise of "talkies".
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In 1937, by the time he was just 10 years old, on May 6th, the German zeppelin the Hindenburg caught fire and blew up. The Hindenburg was a passenger ship traveling to Frankfurt Germany. It tried to dock in New Jersey, one of the stops, and something went wrong - it blew up. Thirty-six people were killed out of the 97 on board - 13 passengers, 22 crewmen, and one ground worker. The reasons for the explosion are still disputed.
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Patricia Sweeney

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1956
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Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania United States
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William W Knopfel Jul 11, 1927 - Apr 1968
Patricia Sweeney Apr 22, 1935 - Dec 30, 2021
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Vernon Knopfel born Jun 26, 1956
Victoria Knopfel born Nov 9, 1964
Valerie Knopfel born Nov 19, 1958
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Knopfel, Wilhelmina (Nov 24, 1902 - Mar 1967) Knopfel, Darrell (Feb 18, 1941 - Jun 26, 2011) Knopfel, Lewis (Jan 2, 1926 - Sep 6, 2010) Knopfel, Willy (May 8, 1890 - Jan 1975) Knopfel, Charlene (Nov 2, 1947 - Feb 5, 2009) Knopfel, Elsie (Feb 26, 1918 - Oct 11, 1995) Knopfel, Ethel (Jan 24, 1907 - Dec 1979) Knopfel, Corinne (May 26, 1918 - Apr 9, 2006) Knopfel, Lewis (May 19, 1906 - Oct 1979) Knopfel, Hazel (Dec 18, 1916 - Sep 21, 1990)
Knopfel, Luther (Oct 29, 1919 - Jan 1973) Knopfel, Henry (Mar 11, 1910 - Feb 1974) Knopfel, Dorothy (Jul 4, 1916 - Feb 1986) Knopfel, Helen (Oct 19, 1891 - Oct 1979) Knopfel, Adam (Mar 7, 1914 - Oct 1966) Knopfel, Charles (Jan 3, 1908 - Mar 1982) Knopfel, Elmer (Feb 25, 1917 - Jul 18, 1994) Knopfel, Angela (Dec 5, 1924 - Jan 1991) Knopfel, Sally (Aug 13, 1922 - Nov 12, 2003) Knopfel, Johanna (Jan 23, 1911 - Jan 15, 2002)
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