David Wooster King

David Wooster King

David Wooster King was a student at Harvard University from 1912–1914, and subsequently enlisted in the French Foreign Legion in August 1917. He later transferred to the French Army in 1915, then in November 1917 was commissioned as a 1st lieutenant in the United States Army in November 1917.

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). [1]

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