King, Oscar (b. 24 Sep 1918 - d. 30 Aug 1944): Carl Wayne Gray Genealogies

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
		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. …
		Military Service Ribbons, King, Oscar (1918-1944) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
		World War II Honoree, King, Oscar (1918-1944)
		7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh"), United States Army
		7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh"), United States Army
		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
		American Campaign Medal, United States
		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
		United States Army
		Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
		World War II (1939-1945)
		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,…
		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
Death	30 Aug 1944	Orainville,Picardy, France [1, 4]
Death	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	15 May 2023

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

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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).