Duerson Knight

Name: Duerson Knight
Country: United States
Rank: Lieutenant
Service: United States Air Service
Unit: 1 (RAF)
Victories: 10
Date Of Birth: January 21, 1893
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date Of Death: April 1983
Place of Death: Walnut Creek, California

Knight joined the United States Air Service in 1917. To gain combat experience, he was temporarily assigned to the Royal Air Force. Flying the S.E.5a with 1 Squadron, he scored his first victory on 27 May 1918 and became an ace in less than a week. By August of 1918, he had ten confirmed victories before being reassigned to a squadron in the United States Air Service.