Stu Knight

Handley Stuart "Stu" Knight (6 January 1921 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada - 7 September 2009 in McLean, Virginia) was a Canadian Second Lieutenant in the United States Army during World War II. He also served in the United States Secret Service during the presidency of John F. Kennedy and would later become the 15th Director of the Secret Service from 1973 to 1981.

Early life
Stu was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada on 6 January 1921. He grew up in Detroit, Michigan.

Military service
He joined the United States Army on 19 December 1942 serving in World War II with the 33rd Infantry Division or the Rangers in the Pacific Theater of World War II. He was awarded the Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart with Oak leaf cluster. He was discharged on 5 April 1946.

After the war & Secret Service
He became an official US citizen, married a girl named Betty L. Cooley and joined the Secret Service in 1950. He later became the Director of the Secret Service in 1973 until his retirement in 1981.

Death
Stu passed away on 7 September 2009 at the age of 88 in McLean, Virginia. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.