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Clifford James King

Marine Corps Reserve | Service Number 852373
Born

February 24, 1925
in Roff, OK

Parents

James Sadel King
Frances Leona (Woods) King

School

Details unknown

Pre-War Employment

Newberry Electric Company
in Phoenix, AZ

Entered Service

May 16, 1943
at Oklahoma City, OK

Joined First Battalion

August 26, 1943
from Camp Elliott

Left First Battalion

June 18, 1944
Killed in action at Saipan

Left Service

June 18, 1944
Killed in action

Home Address and Next of Kin

Rural Route 2 – home of parents, James & Frances King

Service & Campaigns
Before joining battalion

Outfit: enter here
Rank: enter here
MOS: Code (Type)
Important Events:
in chronological order
Wounded/sick/
Promoted
Decorated

Roi-Namur

Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)

Campaign Narrative

Saipan

Outfit: C/1/24th Marines
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 745 (Rifleman)
Important Events:
June 18, 1944 – killed in action (wounds from Japanese hand grenade and/or gunshot, chest); exact circumstances unknown
Buried Plot 3, Row 4, Grave 702, Fourth Marine Division Cemetery

Campaign Narrative

Individual Decorations

Medal
Purple Heart

Campaign
Saipan (June 18, 1944)

Citation

Gallery

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