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Personal info

Full name
KING, Benjamin Franklin Jr
Date of birth
3 December 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas
Hometown
Davidson County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34714575
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
414th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
Pier, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 4 27

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin F. King (father)
Mattie (Mann) King (mother)
Alice B. King (sister)

More information

Sgt Benjamin F. King Jr. graduated from Forrest City High School in 1940 and attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

He enlisted at Camp Forrest, Tennessee on 6 May 1943. He was selected for Army Specialized Training Program and studied at Rutgers University until the program was disbanded.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Rick Lawrence, www.ancestry.com - Lockard Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Paul V. Isbell, Des Philippet