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Personal info

Full name
KING, Alvin Franklin
Date of birth
10 June 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Toone, Hardemann County, Tennessee
Hometown
Toone, Hardemann County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34496200
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
7th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Les Rouges Eaux-Col du Haut Jacques, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 13 45

Immediate family

Members
Earl P. King (father)
Minnie B. (Staggs) King (mother)
William G. King (brother)
James E. King (brother)
Harvey C. King (brother)
Minnie E. King (sister)
John V. King (brother)
Carl R. King (brother)
Lloyd D. King (brother)
Albert L. King (brother)

More information

Pfc Alvin F. King worked on the family farm.
He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 27 November 1942.
He was killed by artillery shell fragments in the groin.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy