Lt. Col. David Wooster King (5 July 1893 – 5 September 1975) was an American Army officer, legionnaire and author.[1]

King was born in Wickford, Rhode Island, the son of Jose Berre King ( Hart) and Louise Wooster. His maternal grandfather Jerome Bonapart King had established the hugely successful family firm, Knickerbocker Plaster Mills, in New York. His uncle Vincent C. King was a New York Assemblyman in the 1860s.[2]

He was a student at Harvard University from 1912–1914, he subsequently enlisted in the French Foreign Legion in August 1917. He later transferred to the French Army in 1915[verification needed]

In November 1917 was commissioned as a 1st lieutenant in the United States Army. The following month he received a diplomatic passport.

He was also an author, and wrote a book about his experiences in the Legion and the French Army, L.M.8046: An Intimate Story of the French Foreign Legion, alternate title: Ten Thousand Shall Fall, (NY: Duffield & Company, 1927).[3]

In 1926, his father's estate was worth more than $3 million (equivalent to $55,807,000 in 2023)[4]

He died in Chester, Connecticut.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "David W. King". Hartford Courant. September 6, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Vincent C. King". The New York Times. July 3, 1896. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-08-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "J.B. King Estate Gains $2,000,000 in Ten Years; Remunerative Sale of Assets to Other Corporations Effected by Trustees". The New York Times. October 1, 1926. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
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