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Personal info

Full name
KING, John W
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Oklahoma
Hometown
McClain County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
38711187
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bischwiller, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 24 36

Immediate family

Members
Charles A. King (father)
Nellie M. (Cooper) King (mother)
Chester King (brother)
Clarence K. King (brother)
Thelma L. King (sister)
Louise M. King (sister)
Irene King (sister)

More information

Pvt John W. King was a crane operator before he enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 7 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jill Harris Family Tree / 1930 Census, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Coleman
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