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Dan James KING

Dan James KING

Male 1925 - 1945  (19 years)

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  • Name Dan James KING 
    Born 26 Jun 1925  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Military (ENLISTED Dec 1942)  [3] 
    Pfc, U.S. Marine Corps, World War II (KIA, Bronze Star) 
    Census 1930  Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1940  Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Education South Charleston H.S.  [3] 
    Residence Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Died 12 May 1945  Okinawa, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 6] 
    Buried National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Honolulu, HI Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Person ID I19517  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 26 May 2014 

    Father Walter Scott KING,   b. 5 May 1881, Middleport, Meigs Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1939, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Mother Anna Marie APFELBACHER,   b. 17 Jan 1892, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1984, Manassas, VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Family ID F7165  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Fallen Timber, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Leopold, Doddridge Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 12 May 1945 - Okinawa, Japan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl), Honolulu, HI Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Photos
    19517_DanJamesKing_USMarineCorps_WW2.jpg    		19517_DanJamesKing_USMarineCorps_WW2.jpg
    19517_KING_DanJames_1925-1945_NatlMemlCemOfPacific--Punchbowl--_Honolulu.jpg    		19517_KING_DanJames_1925-1945_NatlMemlCemOfPacific--Punchbowl--_Honolulu.jpg

    Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com).

    3. [S2582] West Virginia Veterans Memorial Archives Database, (http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/wvvetmem.html).

    4. [S2636] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Cove District).

    5. [S691] West Union Herald, 9/6/1945.

    6. [S1727] Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, 5/30/2004, p. A-6.

    7. [S1978] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator, (www.ancestry.com), Section M Site 233.