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Edward P. King

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American major general (1884-1958)

United StatesLived 1884 to 1958 · aged 74
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Edward Postell King Jr. was a major general in the United States Army who gained prominence for leading the defense of the Bataan Peninsula in the Battle of Bataan against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines in World War II.

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Distinguished Service Medal
Inter-Allied Victory Medals
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
World War II Victory Medal

Connected to Edward 6

Daniel J. CallaghanAlso won Asiatic-Pacific Campaign MedalJames D. WatkinsAlso won World War II Victory MedalTakashi SakaiAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsWilliam Henry Vanderbilt IIIAlso won World War II Victory MedalTatekawa YoshitsuguAlso won Inter-Allied Victory MedalsArthur William RadfordAlso won Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal

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United States
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1884 to 1958 · aged 74
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