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World War II veteran David Kingsley honored on Memorial Day by Portland Fire & Rescue

World War II veteran David Kingsley is being honored and remembered this Memorial Day by Portland Fire & Rescue. It's been 78 years since Kingsley gave the ultimate sacrifice when he gave his parachute to a fellow airman and went down with his plane. Portland Fire & Rescue has connected with Kingsley's niece three years after finding a piece of history at Portland Fire Station 13 near the Lloyd Center. That piece of history tied Kingsley back to Portland. READ MORE | https://katu.com/news/local/portland-... Three years after getting a Facebook message from Battalion Chief Mike Tilden, Leslie Kingsley Jones sat at a table at Portland Fire Station 3 on Monday. She flipped through pictures and old news articles with her daughter of her uncle David Kingsley. “I got the Facebook message from Captain Tilden on Christmas night back in 2020 and he was like, 'Weird question, are you related?' And I’m like yeah he was my uncle," Kingsley Jones said. Her uncle was a Portland firefighter before going off to fight in World War II in 1942. Tilden was cleaning the fire station when he came across an old 1940s "Oregon Firefighters" journal. Tilden found Kingsley's picture inside and little did he know Kingsley was a Portland native and a former firefighter. The Kingsley family has a list of family members that have survived after their now-famous uncle. The family went back to Bulgaria in 2005 and found pieces of the plane Kingsley went down in. It's a keepsake they now all hold close. Tilden told KATU News, the City of Portland vowed to honor Kingsley's name in 1945 and that's what Portland Fire is looking to do 77 years later. “The city resolution required Kingsley’s name to be placed in a place of honor within the city archives and I think that a way that we can do that and honor that resolution is by naming our Gold Medal of Valor the Kingsley Medal of Valor and that would be my hope," said Tilden. Kingsley Jones was left almost speechless when she learned that's what Portland Fire wanted to do to remember her uncle. “That’s stunning to me," Kingsley Jones said. "Wow, it's an honor." Portland Fire now models its recruitment after David Kingsley. “We understand to give one’s life for another person is the ultimate sacrifice and on Memorial Day you have to really think about what that means and recognize the sacrifice and service that not only Kingsley but we all do here every day," Tilden said. Kingsley's name is also on the Air National Guard Base in Klamath Falls where some of the most advanced fighter wings will train. _______________ Stay up to date with our social media: KATU on Facebook:   / katunews   KATU on Twitter:   / katunews   Subscribe to KATU on YouTube:    / @katunews   Daily News Playlist:    • KATU Daily News Playlist   For more information, visit https://katu.com/ Have a news tip? Send it directly to us: Email us: newstips@katu.com Call the Newsroom: 503.231.4222 KATU is a OR based station and a ABC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. #KATU #Katu2abc #Portland