William L. Knapp

William L. Knapp, son of Albert and Marion (Gardner) Knapp, was born May 21, 1894, Averitt Park, New York. He married Grace E. Gormley. He was a tool maker or machinist and previously lived in Dorchester. By 1917, he was living at 2 Brown Terrace, Malden.
When Knapp registered for the draft, claimed exemption because he had been discharged from the Navy for disability after serving for four months in Connecticut. In any case, he was enlisted again February 25, 1918, and served overseas July 14, 1918 until January 1, 1919. He died of disease January 12, 1919.