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King, Ernest J.
King, Ernest J.
Date of birth:
November 27th, 1917
Date of death:
June 9th, 1944 (Normandy, France)
Buried on:
Long Island National Cemetery
Plot: H. Grave: 9123.
Nationality:
American
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Bronze Star Medal (BSM)
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Company F
,
2nd Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Citation unavailable.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 39 (1944).
Purple Heart
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Company F
,
2nd Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Killed In Action.
Posthumously awarded.
Combat Infantryman Badge
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Corporal
Unit:
Company F
,
2nd Battalion
,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
,
82nd Airborne Division "All American"
,
U.S. Army
Posthumously awarded.
Sources
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NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012
.
-
WW2-Airborne.us
-
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
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