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Personal info

Full name
PALMER, King R Jr
Date of birth
30 March 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Boone, Boone County, Iowa
Hometown
Polk County, Iowa

Military service

Service number
17181013
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division,
Intelligence and Reconnaissance Section
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 September 1944
Place of death
In the park in the centre of the town
Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 2 3

Immediate family

Members
King R. Palmer (father)
Adeline C. (Graham) Palmer (mother)
Hiram R. Palmer (brother)
William G. Palmer (brother)

More information

Pvt King R. Palmer Jr. joined the Regular Army Reserve in Boonville, Missouri on 5 December 1942. He attended college for 1 year.
His section had entered the centre of the town when they got in a severe fight. Pvt Palmer got seperated and was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.ww2-airborne.us/units/501/501_honor_pr.html, www.ancestry.com - Goers Graham Family Tree, www.newspapers.com The Mason City Globe-Gazette

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - S.D. Goers