Robert Merrill King was born Apr. 7, 1918 to Merrill and Myrtle Josephine King. He died May 31, 1944 and is memorialized at the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.
Lt. King served in World War II with the U.S. Army Air Corps 373rd Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy and was MIA/KIA on a bombing mission to Ploesti, Rumania and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
