| 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
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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. … |
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Military Service Ribbons, King, Oscar (1918-1944)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, King, Oscar (1918-1944)
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7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh"), United States Army
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7th Armored Division ("Lucky Seventh"), United States Army
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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United States Army
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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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,… |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
30 Aug 1944 |
Orainville,Picardy, France [1, 4] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, King, Oscar
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Headstone, King, Oscar
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| Person ID |
I43039 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
15 May 2023 |
English
1918 - 1944 (25 years)
