Benton County

 
Pvt. John Franklin King

 

 

 

John Franklin King was born June 2, 1923 to Forrest M. and Bertha B. Harper King. He died Jan. 7, 1945 and is buried in Bear Creek Cemetery, Benton Co. IA.

Pvt. King served with the U.S. Army in World War II and was KIA near Bastogne, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge.

Source: ancestry.com