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CUNNINGHAM, Jarrett Edward - Date of
birth
17 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Hundred, Wetzel County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33735425 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
18th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 April 1945 - Place of
death
Harz Mountains, East of Osterode am Harz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas P. Cunningham (father)
May E. (Hamilton) Cunningham (mother)
Thomas P. Cunningham (brother)
Lewis A. Cunningham (brother)
More information
Pfc Jarrett E. Cunningham enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 13 September 1943. He was a musician before he enlisted and a well-known Strother field drummer. While at Strother field, Jarrett “Meatball” Cunningham was familiar to both townspeople and field personnel as the drummer with the 683rd Army Air Force band. He joined the band shortly after the field opened and was sent to the infantry December 1944, when the band was discontinued. He spent most of his last furlough in Winfield during February and was sent overseas shortly thereafter.He has been posthumously awarded the Purple Heart and the Presidential Citation.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.history.army.mil, www.ibiblio.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Phillippet, Michele Kresge / Nancy Samuels