Keith Walter Cummings
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 x combat missions. Flew all but four missions in B-17 42-97170 'Julie Mae'. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME (2 battle stars), Good Conduct.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15068797 / O-748485
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lynne Marie
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: No Body's Baby
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Rabbit
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Julie Mae
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
St Lawrence County, NY | 3 April 1923 | Son of Ernest Lorne and Grace M Mae [Taylor] Cummings. |
Enlisted |
New York, NY | 29 December 1941 | New York City, New York. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
7 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Tampa, FL | 24 January 2003 | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
https://www.fold3.com/image/111974164?rec=112745535
https://www.fold3.com/record/8854573-keith-w-cummings
https://www.fold3.com/record/619370208-keith-cummings-1923
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=31…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25942852/grace-mae-cummings
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25942851/ernest-lorne-cummings
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / nephew, David L. Cummings; 379th Bomb Group Anthology pg 123