July 1916 he was promoted to major of the cavalry, and he attended the United States Army War College from September 1916 to May 1917, a month after the American entry into World War I, Following the American entry into the war, King was promoted to the rank of colonel in the National Army. He was the Chief of Staff of the 28th Division, a National Guard formation known as the "Keystoners," in Camp Hancock, Georgia, and also during part of its campaign in France. He arrived in Europe in May 1918 and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general the following month. He participated in the Marne offensive and counter-offensive starting July 15, 1918, and assumed command the 65th Brigade on July 31, 1918. He led the brigade in the battles of the Somme and Meuse-Argonne. He remained with the Army of Occupation in Luxemburg from December 1918, a month after the Armistice with Germany which ended hostilities, until April 1919 and returned to the United States in 1919. For his service in World War I, King received the Army Distinguished Service Medal, and France awarded him the Croix de Guerre with palm and made him an officer in the French Legion of Honor. The citation for his Distinguished Service Medal stated: King graduated from the Naval War College in 1920. He commanded the Army Cavalry School at Fort Riley, Kansas from 1923 to 1925. From July 1925 to July 1929, Brigadier General King served as the Commandant of the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He served as assistant chief of staff for the War Department from 1929 to 1932. King was promoted to major general in October 1931. He married his wife, Nancy Vose Sumner, in 1898; they had one daughter. His wife was the daughter of Brig. Gen. Edwin Vose Sumner Jr.. In December 1933, King died of a heart attack while on a hunt at Fort McPherson, Georgia. He was buried at West Point. Head coaching record Football Ice Hockey References Bibliography External links 1873 births 1933 deaths People from Bridgewater, Massachusetts 19th-century players of American football American football halfbacks Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts Army Black Knights football players United States Military Academy alumni Military personnel from Massachusetts Army Black Knights football coaches Army Black Knights men's ice hockey coaches American military personnel of the Spanish–American War