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Personal info

Full name
CUMMINGS, Wiliam Arthur
Date of birth
21 June 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois
Hometown
Whiteside County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36682200
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
87th Chemical Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
31 December 1944
Place of death
Sadzot, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 2

Immediate family

Members
Arthur L. Cummings (father)
Minnie Cummings (mother)
Marie Cummings (sister)
Bernice Cummings (sister)
Rosemary Cummings (sister)
Loretta D. Cummings (wife)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, National WWII Memorial, 87th Chemical Mortar Battalion, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: Siem Voogt