William James Cummings Jr
Military
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Col Bill Cummngs Jr CO 355th FG ETO 1943-44
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Charter member of 'Bamboo Fleet,' flying patched-up, obsolete aircraft carrying medical supplies, evacuating wounded, etc. , in Philippines, early 1942.
DFC/ DUC/ SS/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC w/ OLC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lawrence, Kansas | 30 June 1911 | |
Died |
San Antonio, TX | 25 November 2007 | |
Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, TX | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, TX |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Changes
Sources
1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory; Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia