Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
DE CUMBER, Philip Jr - Date of
birth
29 January 1920 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Passaic County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14051054 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
HQ & HQ Battery,
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion,
82nd Airborne Division
-
Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
27 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 17 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Philip De Cumber (father)
Rema (Vanammers) De Cumber (mother)
Peter De Cumber (brother)
Gloria L. De Cumber (sister)
John De Cumber (brother)
Patricia De Cumber (sister)
Rose De Cumber (sister)
Yvonne De Cumber (sister)
Deborah De Cumber (sister)
More information
Pfc Philip De Cumber Jr. enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 17 July 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, Obituary of Peter De Cumber, Sr; US Social Security Death Notice
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet