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Bill Knightly
Board member beginning 2004

Bill Knightly

Bill Knightly

Bill Knightly is a native Delawarean. He is a graduate of Salesianum School in Wilmington and the University of Delaware. He served for 30-years as an infantry officer in the United States Army. After retiring from the Army, Bill worked for the United States Southern Command in Miami Florida. He and his wife Amy returned to Delaware a few years ago to be close to kids and grandchildren. Bill is an avid historian of the local area focused on the American Revolution in Delaware. He has produced podcasts, written articles and a film documentary on colonial history in Delaware. He recently authored The British Occupation of Wilmington: An Untold Story of the American Revolution. He is currently finishing a second book on historical events in Wilmington.

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