Knauth akapinda muuto reU.S. muna 1917 kuti ashande muEuropean Theatre yeHondo Yenyika I. Knauth akashanda ne101st Field Artillery Regiment yeNew England Division yeAmerican Expeditionary Forces. Akatora rutivi muhondo dzeChemin des Dames
, Hondo yeSaint-Mihiel, Pont-à-Mousson, uye Château Thierry.