Theodore Roosevelt King
Private First Class, US Army, 88th Infantry Division


Theodore Roosevelt King

Private First Class, US Army

Service #34804448

Assigned to the
349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division
European Theater of Operations

Died on April 17, 1945
Near Monterumici Italy, See Note 1
Officially Listed as Killed In Action

Final Burial Location:
Plot A, Row 5, Grave 41
Florence American Cemetery and Memorial, Toscana, Italy

FindAGrave.com Memorial 56364632

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Awards:

Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Medal
American Campaign Service Medal
American Campaign
Service Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
European-African-
Middle Eastern
Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal
World War II
Victory Medal

These awards are based on the information below and per applicable DoD Directives and Awards Manuals:
Purple Heart Awarded to any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, while serving under competent authority in any capacity with one of the U.S. Armed Forces, after April 5, 1917, has been wounded, killed, or who has died or may hereafter die of wounds received in action against an enemy of the United States.
American Campaign Service Medal Awarded for military service within the American Theater between December 7, 1941 and March 2, 1946.
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal Awarded for military service for service within the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater between December 7, 1941 and November 8, 1945.
World War II Victory Medal Awarded for military service between December 7, 1941 and December 31, 1946, both dates inclusive.

PFC Theodore King was born in Alabama in 1917.
He entered the US Army from Wilcox County,
Alabama, Enlisting at Fort McClellan Alabama on April 28, 1943.

His loss is recorded in the
Alabama World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, page 27, Wilcox County,
published by the War Department in June 1946.

His name is listed on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.

Documents, Forms and Resources Found:
No  Alabama Newspaper Obit, Notice, or Report
No  Application For Headstone or Marker, OQMG Form 623
No  Eyewitness Statement or Report
Yes Grave Marker Photo(s), Find A Grave
Yes National Archives Database, Enlistment Records
No  Photo of veteran, Find A Grave
Yes WWII Draft Card Data

WWII Draft Card Data
Name: Theodore Roosevelt King
Race: White  -  Age: 22  -  Relationship to Draftee: Self
Birth Date: October 22, 1917  -  Birth Place: Weogufka, Alabama
Residence Place: Tuscaloosa , Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
Registration Date: October 16, 1940  -  Registration Place: Tuscaloosa , Tuscaloosa County
Employer: Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Weight: 157  -  Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Gray  -  Hair Color: Blonde  -  Height: 6' 0"
Next of Kin: Brock Anderson King
Members of Household: Theodore Roosevelt King, Self
Brock Anderson King, Mother

Note 1: The death location, "Near Monterumici Italy" is based on the best information available at this time. This location was estimated based on:

A. The Find A Grave website grave marker photo shows his assigned unit as the 349th Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division and date of death on April 17, 1945.

B. The location of his unit, the 349th Infantry Regiment, was conducting operations near Monterumici Italy from April 15 to 22, 1945.

Anyone with a more specific location is welcomed and encouraged to submit an email to: ww2updates@withmilitaryhonors.com.

The following information on this casualty is sourced from The National Archives Database:
Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938 - 1946 (Enlistment Records) - See Note 2

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER
34804448
NAME
KING THEODORE R.
RESIDENCE: STATE
41 - ALABAMA
RESIDENCE: COUNTY
125 - TUSCALOOSA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT
4130 - FORT MCCLELLAN ALABAMA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT
4/28/1943 - April 28, 1943
GRADE, ALPHA
8 - Private
BRANCH: CODE
02 - No branch assignment
TERM OF ENLISTMENT

5 - Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
LONGEVITY
Undefined Code
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL
0 - Civil Life
NATIVITY
41 - ALABAMA
YEAR OF BIRTH
17 - 1917
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP
1 - White, citizen
EDUCATION
4 - 4 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
736 - Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
MARITAL STATUS
2 - Married
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY
7 - Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD, BOX, FILM REEL #
#, 0851, 3.273
Online Related Information:
No Additional Data Available at This Time

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