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What was frank Knox known for

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Frank Knox was the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936.

Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt - WWll

he is very well known for his public comment concerning the openly publicized German massacre of civilians at the Czech village of Lidice in June 1942.

He said: "If future generations ask us what we are fighting for, we shall tell them the story of Lidice."
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American newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and secretary of the navy under franklin D. Roosevelt during most of world war ll
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