Name:
John Boyd King
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
815252
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-25
State:
North Carolina
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Section B, Plot 1159
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Grave:
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John Boyd King was born on August 4, 1923, in North Carolina. He was the son of Benjamin Ralph "Ben" King and Minnie S. Boyd King.
He served in Company E, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 25, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.