James Orlo King
7/22/1921 – 4/18/2007
Residence Place: Kansas City, Missouri, USA where Jim joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 18. He served in the Pacific campaign during WW II where his unit scored the first US victory of the war. However, after weeks of battle, they were invaded and captured on Wake Island and he was a prisoner of war for almost four years.
WWII Service Dates: -U.S., World War II American and Allied Prisoners of War, 1941-1946
Captured Report Date: 23 Dec 1941
Liberated Report Date: Sep 1945
Grade: Corporal
Branch Of Service: United States Marine Corps
Area Served: Pacific Theater: Guam: Wake Island
Detaining Country: Japan
Camp: Fukuoka POW Camp #1 – Kashii (Pine Tree Camp) Kyushu Island 33-130
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Post WWII, he was stationed in Poland, during the Cold War, where he met his loving wife. After returning to the United States he retired from the USMC after 21 years of service
Story uploaded: 2007 / updated: October 8th, 2025
