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Home Town Hambleton
Date of Passing Mar 31, 1978
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PRIVATE FIRST CLASS HARRY S. CUMMINGS WAS A COAL MINER NEAR COKETON WEST VIRGINIA BEFORE BEING INDUCTED INTO THE ARMY ON 9 NOVEMBER 1942. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE 33RD CHEMICAL DECONTAMINATING COMPANY, 306TH QM BN, 1ST ENGINEER SPECIAL BRIGADE. PFC CUMMINGS SERVED IN THE E.T.O. FROM 16 NOVEMBER 1943 TO 3 AUGUST 1945. AFTER RETURNING TO THE STATES HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED ON 13 SEPTEMBER 1945. THE SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX LISTS HIS DATE OF PASSING AS MARCH 1978.
WWII - American Theater
From Month/Year
December / 1941
To Month/Year
September / 1945
Description The American Theater was a minor area of operations during World War II. This was mainly due to both North and South America's geographical separation from the central theaters of conflict in Europe and Asia. Thus, any threat by the Axis Powers to invade the mainland United States or other areas was considered negligible, allowing for American resources to be deployed in overseas theaters.
This article includes attacks on continental territory, extending 200 miles (320 km) into the ocean, which is today under the sovereignty of the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several other smaller states, but excludes military action involving the Danish territory of Greenland, the Hawaiian Islands, and the Aleutian Islands. The most well known battles in North America during World War II were the Attack on Pearl Harbor (the first attack on US soil since the Battle of Ambos Nogales), the Aleutian Islands Campaign, the Battle of the St. Lawrence, and the attacks on Newfoundland.