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Personal info

Full name
KING, Carl Edward
Date of birth
16 February 1922
Age
23
Place of birth
Sanford, Seminole County, Florida
Hometown
Merchantville, Camden County, New Jersey
Ethnicity
African American

Military service

Service number
32483385
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
597th Ordnance Ammunition Company
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 April 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 18 4

Immediate family

Members
William King (father)
Minnie L. (Holzendorf) King (mother)
Juanita King (sister)
William H. King (brother)
Erceline King (sister)
Benjamin King (brother)
Donald King (brother)

More information

T/Sgt Carl E. King graduated from Merchantville High School where he played on the football team.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Courier Post 16 March 1943