Harry E. King
Harry E. King of Collingswood, NJ.
Rank: Private, U.S. Army
Serial Number: 32489409
Unit: 108th Field Artillery Battalion, 28th Infantry Division
Hometown: Collingswood, New Jersey
Killed in Action: , near Percy, France
Buried: Plot J, Row 3, Grave 9, Normandy American Cemetery, St. Laurent-sur-Mer, France
Awards: Purple Heart
Private Harry E. King was the son of Harry L. and Ida King. Born in 1922, his family lived at 316 Avondale Avenue in Haddonfield, NJ when the 1930 census was taken. His father was then managing a chain grocery store. He had married prior to entering the service, and set up a household with his wife, Ernestine, at 16 Richey Avenue in Collingswood, NJ.
Harry King was inducted into the United States Army. Assigned to the 108th Field Artillery Battalion of the 28th Infantry Division, he went overseas in October of 1943. His division was sent to France on July 22, 1944. He was killed in action in France on August 2, 1944, near Percy, France. His death was reported in the August 28, 1944 edition of the Camden Courier-Post.
Harry King was survived by his wife Ernestine King, son Harry E. King Jr., parents, and sisters Ruth and Dorothy.