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SSgt Willie Wirt King

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SSgt Willie Wirt King

Birth
Evans, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Death
1 Oct 1944 (aged 28)
Netherlands
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Staff Sergeant King served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
• Second Battalion

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 18, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35043476

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Semiskilled in paint and varnish production"

He was Killed In Action in:
• Holland during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Bronze Star
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Summit County, Ohio

He was the son of:
• John Jay King (09/22/1879 - 02/09/1974)
• Ora Ethel Williams King (12/07/1883 - 02/13/1963)
*** (They were married in 1900 in Jackson County, West Virginia) ***

He was the brother of:
• Cletis Arthur "Pete" King (09/13/1900 - 02/10/1977)
• Ruth Orilla King Sayre (05/23/1902 - 08/25/1962)
• Minnie Florence King Pullins (05/13/1904 - 02/01/1990)
• Mary Jane King Winters (06/13/1906 - 01/24/2003)
• Charles Elmer King (07/28/1908 - 11/11/1979)
• John Vernon King (06/08/1910 - 05/18/1982)
• Wilmer Martin King (01/23/1913 - 06/01/1957)
• Samuel Hoyt King (09/03/1914 - 11/02/1986)
• Hobart Edward King (11/07/1918 - 09/02/1998)
• Floyd Daniel King (07/09/1923 - 01/13/1999)
• Mildred Carmelita King Snyder (07/21/1925 - 03/25/2004)
• Evelyn Mae King Robinette (05/04/1929 - 01/28/2003)

He was the (first) husband of:
• Evelyn Sheaters King Brannon (02/27/1914 - 08/19/1982)
*** (They were married on Saturday 05/17/1941 in Summitt County, Ohio) ***
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Staff Sergeant King served in the:
• United States Army
• 82nd Airborne Division
• 325th Glider Infantry Regiment
• Company E
• Second Battalion

His Army enlistment date / location / Serial Number was:
• March 18, 1942
• Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indiana
• 35043476

His civilian occupation at enlistment was:
• "Semiskilled in paint and varnish production"

He was Killed In Action in:
• Holland during World War II

He was awarded the:
• Bronze Star
• Purple Heart

He was a resident of:
• Summit County, Ohio

He was the son of:
• John Jay King (09/22/1879 - 02/09/1974)
• Ora Ethel Williams King (12/07/1883 - 02/13/1963)
*** (They were married in 1900 in Jackson County, West Virginia) ***

He was the brother of:
• Cletis Arthur "Pete" King (09/13/1900 - 02/10/1977)
• Ruth Orilla King Sayre (05/23/1902 - 08/25/1962)
• Minnie Florence King Pullins (05/13/1904 - 02/01/1990)
• Mary Jane King Winters (06/13/1906 - 01/24/2003)
• Charles Elmer King (07/28/1908 - 11/11/1979)
• John Vernon King (06/08/1910 - 05/18/1982)
• Wilmer Martin King (01/23/1913 - 06/01/1957)
• Samuel Hoyt King (09/03/1914 - 11/02/1986)
• Hobart Edward King (11/07/1918 - 09/02/1998)
• Floyd Daniel King (07/09/1923 - 01/13/1999)
• Mildred Carmelita King Snyder (07/21/1925 - 03/25/2004)
• Evelyn Mae King Robinette (05/04/1929 - 01/28/2003)

He was the (first) husband of:
• Evelyn Sheaters King Brannon (02/27/1914 - 08/19/1982)
*** (They were married on Saturday 05/17/1941 in Summitt County, Ohio) ***
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  • Maintained by: KATHY
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56300549/willie_wirt-king: accessed ), memorial page for SSgt Willie Wirt King (14 Jun 1916–1 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56300549, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by KATHY (contributor 47029945).