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CUMMINGS, Paul Cecil - Date of
birth
1915 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Brunswick, Frederick County, Maryland -
Hometown
Weverton, Washington County, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33191714 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Marainviller, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 10 | 62 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Nettie V. Cummings (mother)
More information
Pfc Paul C. Cummings attended high school for two years and was a brakeman for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad before he enlisted at Fort Meyer, Virginia on 22 June 1942.He was killed by a land mine.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Combat History 314th Infantry Regiment, www.findagrave.com - Cari Dobbs, www.newspapers.com - The Morning Herald, 11 November 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy