Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
CUMMINGS, Mervin Leon - Date of
birth
3 April 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Turner County, Georgia -
Hometown
Worth County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34570162 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
180th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 18 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leon E. Cummings (father)
Ruby O. (Partridge) Cummings (mother)
Elizabeth Cummings (sister)
William G. Cummings (brother)
Cassie E. Cummings (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Mervin L. Cummings enlisted in Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 31 October 1942.He attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted.
He is remembered at the Oakgrove Baptist Church Cemetery in Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org, www.findagrave.com – Donald E. Garrett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Laura S / Don J / Brenda Arnett Darbyshire