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CUMMING, Robert Boyd Ferguson - Date of
birth
29 January 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Clackmannan, Scotland -
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36879768 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
23 January 1945 - Place of
death
Vicinity of Vessenack, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 11 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Thomas Cumming (father)
Janet (Ferguson) Cumming (mother)
James Cumming (brother)
Doris (Windlehurst) Cumming (wife)
More information
Pvt Cumming was employed by the Ford Motor Co. before he enlisted in September 1943. He was sent overseas in April 1944.The family immigrated to the US in 1923.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, John J. Graf, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free Press, www.ancestry.com - Marriage Record / Naturalization Record of father / 1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - Detroit Free