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name
CUNNINGHAM, Victor J - Date of
birth
26 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33904659 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Toggler -
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter J. Cunningham (father)
Barbara M. (Zant) Cunningham (mother)
James A. Cunningham (brother)
Bernadette M. Cunningham (sister)
Thomas Cunningham (brother)
John J. Cunningham (brother)
Joseph Cunningham (brother)
Jerome H. Cunningham (brother)
Marlene F. Cunningham (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38407 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard Tempelhof
MACR: 12218
More information
Sgt Victor Cunningham enlisted on 18 February 1944 at Baltimore, Maryland.The aircraft received a direct flak hit in the left wing. The wing broke off and the aircraft went down in flames.
Seven crew members were killed, two men survived and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Thomas Cunningham, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com MACR, Book Mission to Berlin Robert F. Door
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Thomas Cunningham