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Personal info

Full name
KING, John
Date of birth
10 May 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37573835
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
23 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Flettmar, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 7 11

Immediate family

Members
Lyndon M. King Sr. (father)
Helen (Abbott) King (mother)
Lyndon M. King Jr. (brother)
Mary King (sister)
William A. King (brother)
Elizabeth H. King (sister)
Preston King (brother)
Abbott King (brother)

More information

Pfc John King died of wounds suffered in action in Germany.

His brothers Lyndon, William and Abbott also served during the war and his sister Helen served with the Red Cross overseas.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census / Birth Index, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star