Name:
John Morris King
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
18054679
Unit:
360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
D
Row:
33
Grave:
6
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt John Morris King, mechanic of the B-17 42-31432 “Old Glory”, took off from Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Lille’s railroad infrastructure. TSgt King died when his plane crashed after being hit by German flak at 1900.