James E. King was born on July 31, 1919. He served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. 2LT King was the Pilot on B-17 42-31921 "Lil’ Brat", which on April 24, 1944 headed to Dubendorf, Switzerland for a target mission. They were shot down by an enemy aircraft and crashed to Baltenswil, near Munich and scrapped. He was Killed in Action and was temporarily buried in what was then the American Cemetery in Münsingen, Switzerland. He is now buried in the Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA.