Born: 1923 Private, United States Army Air Forces Service #19006297
34TH PURSUIT SQUADRON, 24TH PURSUIT GROUP, V INTERCEPTOR COMMAND, FIFTH ARMY AIR FORCE
Date of Enlistment: May 15, 1941 Home or Place of Enlistment: Shoshone County, Idaho Date of Loss: December 4, 1942
Robert L. King enlisted in the Army Air Corps on May 15, 1941. One year later, he was captured by Imperial Japan while serving in the Philippine Islands, and was sent to an unstated camp where 9,012 other American POWs were held. Robert's capture was first reported to the International Committee of the Red Cross on May 7, 1942, and the last report was made on December 4, 1942. Based on these two reports, he was imprisoned for at least 211 days (~8 months). Robert died while in Prisoner of War status.