Guy Richard King (1948 - 1968)

Born 19 Feb 1948 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

Died 19 Jul 1968 at age 20 in Vietnam

Biography

Guy was born in 1948. He was the son of Guy King and Juanita Snider. He passed away in 1968.

Buried: Springfield Nat'l Cemetery, Springfield, Greene Co, MO

Parkview Grad 19 / Paratrooper Dies in War -- Vietnam action has claimed the life of another Springfieldian, it was learned here today. Sp4 Guy Richard King, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. King of 1219 West Lombard was killed in action while serving with the U S. Paratroopers in Vietnam. A 1966 graduate of Parview High School, King entered the service in October, 1966. He had been in Vietnam for the past 10 months. Surviving, besides his parents, are two brothers, Gary and Randy, both of the home; one sister, Dianna, of the home; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. George Snider, St. Louis; and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence King, 1100 West Madison. The body will be returned to Springfield for services and burial in National Cemtery under the direction of Klingner, with full military rites. [Springfield Leader & Press_MO_Mon 1968 07 22 p 13]

VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL:

Guy Richard King

Specialist Four B CO, 1ST BN, 327TH INFANTRY, 101ST ABN DIV, USARV

Army of the United States

Springfield, Missouri

February 19, 1948 to July 19, 1968

GUY R KING is on the Wall at Panel W51, Line 11

Sources

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F9C-8L88 : Wed Oct 04 07:07:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Guy E King and Juanita King, 13 April 1950.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZ4-Y1B : 12 December 2014), Guy Richard King, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Casualties of Army Personnel, Dependents and Civilian Employees, 1961-1981," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXC8-Z33 : 12 December 2014), Guy R King, 19 Jul 1968; citing Death, , NARA NAID 641697, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-93V5 : 13 June 2023), Guy Richard King, ; Burial, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States of America, Springfield National Cemetery; citing record ID 3277494, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.