James Dickson Cumming
Military ROLL OF HONOURJames Cumming was Navigator on B-17 # 42-3249 of 96th Bomber Group / 413th Bomber Squadron, shot down 16 December 1943 by enemy fighters over Zauider Zee, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA) - Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1569.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39192685
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35310616
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676246
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-532903
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36231415
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
16 December 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Netherlands | 16 December 1943 | His remains were never recovered |
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Born |
Washington, USA | ||
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Other Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten |
Revisions
Additional source from duplicate record:
Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons pg 88 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
KIA and still missing
MACR 1569
ABMC (American Battle Monuments Commission) website
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1569 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database