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| Name | Narrative | Branch and Rank | Unit and Specialty | Conflict/Arena | Born/Died |
| Knole S. "Bud" Deacon, Jr. | Knole Shepherd "Bud" Deacon, Jr. was born in Riverside on August 17, 1923, the son of Knole S. Deacon Sr. of Riverside. The family was living on Spring Garden Street in Riverside in 1940. Knole graduated Riverside High School in 1940, then Ryder College of New Jersey. When Pearl Harbor was attacked, Knole joined the US Navy. He trained for five weeks at Great Lakes Training Station in Chicago and first served as Radioman 3rd Class at Naval Radio Station Cheltenman, Maryland, then in the Pacific and American theaters as a radioman. Bud was promoted to the rank of Radioman 2nd Class prior to discharge. He married (1st) Katherine Elizabeth "Kitty" (LNU) and had three children. During this marriage, they lived in New Jersey and moved to Prescott, Arizona in 1953. During their time in Prescott, Kitty and Bud owned and operated a truck stop in Chino Valley. Bud left the business and opened his own accounting office in Prescott. He married (2nd) Joann; Daughter Amy. Knole died September 11, 2010 at age 87 after a long illness. He is buried in Prescott National Cemetery. | US Navy, RM 2 | Radioman | WWII, Maryland & Pacific theaters | 1923 - 2010 |
Updated October 30, 2023