Reginald David King (1949 - 1969)

Born 21 Dec 1949 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Feb 1969 at age 19 in Vietnam

Biography

Reginald was born in 1949. He was the son of Charles King and Mary Waggoner. He passed away in 1969.

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

Cpl. King, 19, Dies in War /Young Marine's Body to Be Returned Here for Services -- The body of a 19-year-old Springfield Marine who had been in the service 13 months, the past eight in Vietnam, is being returned to here for services and burial. Lance Cpl. Reginald D. King, son of Charles L. King, 1966 Mayfair, was wounded by enemy rifle fire Feb. 13, and died the following day near Quang Tri, Vietnam. He had attended Glendale High School and was a member of the Orchard Crest Baptist Church. Other survivors include his mother, Mrs. Mary Crisfell, Oklahoma City; a step-brother, Steven, 1966 Mayfair; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Zora Shipman, 1424 West Webster; his maternal grandfather, T. W. Waggoner, Ava; and his paternal great-grandmother, Mrs. Maude Sivils, Ava. Arrangements are under direction of Greenlawn Funeral Home. [Springfield Leader & Press_MO_Tue 1969 02 18 p 11]

VIETNAM MEMORIAL WALL:

Reginald David King

Lance Corporal

K CO, 3RD BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF United States Marine Corps

Springfield, Missouri

December 21, 1949 to February 14, 1969

REGINALD D KING is on the Wall at Panel W32, Line 32

Sources

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMG-H151 : Sat Oct 07 00:22:40 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles L King and Mary L King, 5 April 1950.

• "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZ4-V2P : 12 December 2014), Reginald David King, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• "United States Military Personnel who Died During the Vietnam War, 1956-2003", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXXY-YZJ : 22 January 2021), Reginald David King, .

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV7-93KM : 13 June 2023), Reginald David King, ; Burial, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States of America, Springfield National Cemetery; citing record ID 3277503, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.