Kern County Obituaries

E. L. King

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 7 Sep 1944

WORD OF HUSBAND'S DEATH RECEIVED
Mrs. Vivian King, nurse in the employ of the Mojave hospital received, word Tuesday 
from the' War Department, of the death of  her husband, Staff Sgt E. L. King in France. 
Mrs. King is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Fowler of Mojave.
While lacking in essential details because of a letter containing full information to 
follow, the message tersely stated that Staff Sgt King had died on August 15 in the line of 
duty.
Staff Sgt. King had been in the service of. his country for 3½ years, one year before 
Pearl Harbor, and left this country with his Field Artillery Unit for service in France on 
June 20 of this year.