Wiley Gwin King Jr. was born on 7 March 1919, Georgia, the son of Wiley Gwin King Sr. and Mary Lou Goggans. He was the husband of Ermyne Willis.
He died on 14 April 1945 in Italy
Private First Class
85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, Company I.
PFC King is buried at Forsyth City Cemetery, Monroe County, Georgia.
The Macon Telegraph, 10 May 1945
Miss Rosemary King was notified this morning that her brother, Pfc. Wiley Gwin King Jr., had been killed in action in Italy. He was serving with the 10th Mt. Army Division (Infantry) and when last heard from about four weeks ago, was stationed at Milan. He went into the service June 5, 1944, and was sent overseas in October. He took his basic training at Camp Blanding, Fla. He formerly lived in Forsyth and Griffin, but at the time of his induction he was employed by McClung’s, Knoxville, Tenn., and he and Mrs. King were living there. His brother, Lt. Joseph William King was reported missing in action over Germany, May 8, 1944, and was later reported a prisoner of Germany. No word has come from him in months. Besides his sister, Miss Rosemary King, he is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Ermyne Willis of Macon and Forsyth, now living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Willis of Johnson City, Tenn., his father, Gwin King Sr., of Griffin, and his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lizzie Goggans of Forsyth. His mother was the late Mary Lou Goggans of Forsyth.
Photo courtesy; Allen D. Jackson, USAF (Ret)
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 7 March 1919
- Date of death: 14 April 1945
- County: Washington
- Hometown: Johnson City
- Service Branch: Army/Army Air Forces
- Division/Assignment: 85th Mountain Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division
- Theater: Europe
- Conflict: World War II
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Forsyth City Cemetery, Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia
- Location In Memorial: Pillar XIX, Middle Panel
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