King, Oscar

1918 - 1944  (25 years)

• Name	King, Oscar
  Birth	24 Sep 1918	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KING.O002
  _FGRAVE	25434210
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division, United States Army  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private First Class with 440th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 7th Armored Division. Entered combat in mid-August 1944. Killed in action on August 30, 1944 during the Northern France Campaign. Earned The Purple Heart Medal posthumously and was otherwise entitled to The American Campaign Medal, The European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one bronze battle star and The WWII Victory Medal. Buried with honors at IOOF Cemetery, Xenia, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1900446
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, King, Oscar (1918-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh"), United States Army
  		7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh"), United States Army
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, King, Oscar (1918-1944)
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  Death	30 Aug 1944	Orainville,Picardy, France   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, King, Oscar
  		Headstone, King, Oscar
  Person ID	I43039	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	King, W.W.
  Mother	WALKER, M.M.
  Family ID	F16678	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Sep 1918 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13362] Findagrave.com, Headstone, King, Oscar, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25434210/oscar-king), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13334] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Oscar King, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1900446) (Reliability: 2). [S13332] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PFC Oscar King, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040634) (Reliability: 2).