Crisp-Worth County GaArchives Military Records.....CUMMINGS, S.SGT MELVIN L April 30, 1945 WWII U.S. ARMY ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: WYLIE SHEPPARD JR http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007303 July 12, 2011, 2:18 pm MELVIN CUMMINGS KILLED IN GERMANY WARWICK BOY KILLED IN ACTION S. SGT MELVIN L CUMMINGS WAS KILLED IN ACTION IN GERMANY ON APRIL 30TH, ACCORDING TO INFORMATION RECEIVED BY HIS MOTHER, MRS RUBY P. CUMINGS FROM THE WAR DEPT. S. SGT CUMMINGS WENT INTO SERVICE IN OCTOBER OF 1942AND RECEIVED HIS TRAINING AT FT. JACKSON,S.C., AND FT. MEADE,MARYLAND. HE HAD SERVED 18 MONTHS OF COMBAT DUTY, IN THE INVASION OF ANZIO BEACH HEAD WITH THE 5TH ARMY AND THE INVASION OF SOUTHERN FRANCE WITH THE 7TH ARMY. HE HAD BEEN AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART FOR WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION, ALSO A COMBAT INFANTRYMENS BADGE AND MANY OTHER OUTSTANDING AWARDS. S.SGT CUMMINGS IS SURVIVED BY HIS MOTHER AND SISTER,MRS. M.D. ODOM, BOTH OF WARWICK. Additional Comments: A WORTH COUNTY GOLDEN BOY File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/crisp/military/ww2/other/cummings1429mt.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb