William James Cummings Jr
Military
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Object Number - UPL 56006 - Col Bill Cummngs Jr CO 355th FG ETO 1943-44
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
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lawrence, Kansas | 30 June 1911 | |
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Died |
San Antonio, TX | 25 November 2007 | |
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Buried |
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, TX | Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio, TX |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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
