Name:
Loren Estle King
Rank:
Engineman Petty Officer First class
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Unit:
U.S.S. Trenton
Date of Death:
1977-01-17
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery, Kentucky
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EN1 King was born on July 13, 1948, in McCreary, Kentucky. He later lived in Strunk, Kentucky, and also was a resident of Louisville, Kentucky. He enlisted in the US Navy on August 3, 1967 and was assigned in USS Trenton. He married Lena Fay Watson of Hill Top, Kentucky, on October 24, 1969, in Jellico, Campbell County, Tennessee. He died on January 17, 1977, at the age of 28, in the Liberty launch boat (LCM-6) accident as he was aboard. Their boat struck a freighter and capsized during the USS Trenton and USS Guam visitation in Barcelona, Spain. He is now buried in Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery, McCreary County, Kentucky, USA.