Vernon Roberts King

1925 - 1951  (25 years)

• Name	Vernon Roberts King  [1]
  Birth	17 Nov 1925	New Hampshire   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	31 Mar 1951	South Korea   [1]
  Burial	Evergreen Cemetery, Arlington, Bennington, Vermont   [1]
  Person ID	I323352	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	Jay Thomas King,   b. 10 Apr 1898, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont d. 26 Apr 1967, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Carrie Gertrude Roberts,   b. 25 Oct 1901, Wardsboro, Windham, Vermont d. 15 Sep 1985, Bennington, Bennington, Vermont (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F212890	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Korean War Veterans Honor Roll Private First Class King was a member of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Wonju, South Korea on January 7, 1951. He became ill and died as a prisoner from malnutrition in March 31, 1951. Private First Class King was awarded the Combat Infantryman's Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal and the Korean War Service Medal.

  
  

• Sources

  [S73804] Cemetery index, Evergreen Cemetery, Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, (Find-a-Grave).