The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
James Hubert King
Rank
Seaman, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
April 21, 1952
Seaman (E3) King was a crew member of the cruiser USS SAINT PAUL (CA-73). On April 21, 1952, while firing on enemy installations at the Kojo area off the east coast of Korea, there was an explosion in a gun turret and he died of asphyxiation.