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Personal info

Full name
KING, George Andrew
Date of birth
19 September 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Wearsvally, Sevier County, Tennessee
Hometown
Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

Military service

Service number
34988367
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 5 37

Immediate family

Members
John W. King (father)
Nancy E. (Cameron) King (mother)
Mary King (sister)
Ida King (sister)
James King (brother)
Willie King (brother)
Josie King (sister)
Bessie King (sister)
Jeptha King (brother)
Hoyel King (brother)
Pearl (Lawson) King (wife)
Shirrll A. King (son)
Mary E. King (daughter)
Joseph H. King (son)
Anna King (daughter)

More information

Pfc George A. King worked on a farm before he enlisted at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 21 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com – Bringing Families Together / Coleman, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery