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Personal info

Full name
KING, Emmitt D
Date of birth
19 August 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Nacogdoches County, Texas
Hometown
Nacogdoches County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38058464
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
36th Armored Infantry Regiment,
3rd Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Hotton, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 15 62

Immediate family

Members
Benjamin R. King (father)
Lucy L. (Wisener) King (mother)
Rufus D. King (brother)
Doris B. King (sister)
Alma R. King (sister)
Eric O. King (brother)
Doyle King (brother)
Hazel M. (Bryant) King (wife)

More information

Pfc Emmitt D. King enlisted in Houston, Texas on 23 September 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards young Men / Compton Wisener Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - dmwil281