42nd Infantry Division insignia (portrait pending)

2LT

Arthur J King

Aged 22, fallen April 7, 1945

Unit
Companies E and F, 242nd Infantry Regiment
Serial number
2010794
Hometown
Bronx, New York
Date of death
April 7, 1945
Classification
Killed in action
Burial
Long Island National Cemetery, Section H 11172, East Farmingdale, New York

Second Lieutenant Arthur J King, serial number 2010794, of Bronx, New York, served with Companies E and F of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on April 7, 1945, at the age of 22. He is buried at Long Island National Cemetery, Section H 11172, East Farmingdale, New York.

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