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Personal info

Full name
KING, Willie W
Date of birth
14 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Jackson County, West Virginia
Hometown
Barberton, Summit County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35043476
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 October 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 2 9

Immediate family

Members
John J. King (father)
Ora E. (Williams) King (mother)
Cletis A. King (brother)
Ruth O. King (sister)
Mildred F. King (sister)
Mary J. King (sister)
Charles E. King (brother)
John V. King (brother)
Hoyt King (brother)
Wilmer M. King (brother)
Sauel H. King (brother)
Hobart E. King (brother)
Floyd D. King (brother)
Mildred C. King (sister)
Evelyn M. King (sister)
Evelyn (Sheaters) King (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Willie W. King enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 18 March 1942.

Before his marriage King resided with his sister, Mrs. Ruth Sayre of Barberton, and worked at the Standard Oil Co.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Molenhoek, the Netherlands.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Akron Beacon Journal