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Joseph King JrB BTRY, 4th BN, 42nd Artillery - attached to 1/12th Infantry New York, New York |
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| Last Name: | King | |
| First Name: | Joseph | |
| Middle Name: | Cephus | |
| Home of Record (official): | New York | |
| State (official): | New York | |
| Date of Birth: | 28 November1941 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Race: | Negro | |
| Marital Status: | Married | |
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| Branch: | Army | |
| Rank: | Corporal | |
| Serial Number: | 52758201 | |
| Component: | Selective Service | |
| Pay grade: | E-3 | |
| MOS: | 13A10 (Field Artillery Basic) | |
| Awards: | unknown | |
| Unit: | B BTRY, 4th BN, 42nd Artillery - attached to 1/12th infantry | |
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| Start of Tour: | 08 August 1967 | |
| Date of Casualty: | 06 June 1968 | |
| Age at time of loss: | 26 | |
| Casualty type: | Hostile, died outright | |
| Reason: | Ground casualty - Multiple fragmentation | |
| Country: | South Vietnam | |
| Province: | Kontum | |
| Location: | YA963885 | |
| The Wall: | Panel 61W- Row 03 | |
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| Joseph King was killed in action while on Operation Mathews, during an enemy rocket and mortar barrage at FSB Brillo Pad, grid reference YA963885, approximately 10 kilometers southwest of Polei Kleng airfield. | ||