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Alfred
K.
King

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    5th Army Corps, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    October 31 – November 1, 1918
    GHQ, American Expeditionary Forces, Citation Orders No. 3 (June 3, 1919)

    By direction of the President, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved July 9, 1918 (Bul. No. 43, W.D., 1918), Major (Field Artillery) Alfred K. King, United States Army, is cited (Posthumously) by the Commanding General, American Expeditionary Forces, for gallantry in action and a silver star may be placed upon the ribbon of the Victory Medals awarded him. Major King distinguished himself by gallantry in action while serving as Assistant G-1, 5th Corps, American Expeditionary Forces, in action during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, 31 October to 1 November 1918, in continuously assuring an ammunition supply for the front line units, under heavy shell fire.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major (Field Artillery)

    Division:

    5th Army Corps, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 70 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pride in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal (Posthumously) to Major (Field Artillery) Alfred K. King, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As Munitions Officer of the 5th Army Corps, Major King performed exacting duties with untiring energy, displaying high professional attainments and a complete understanding of the needs of the troops he supplied. He personally reconnoitered roads over which transportation was to be made in order that he might keep in touch with changing conditions and he prepared to meet sudden emergencies, in order that the steady flow of munitions to the front lines might be maintained. He rendered services of signal worth.