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Cummings, Harry S., Pfc.
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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 - European Theater of Operations/Normandy Campaign (1944)
From Month/Year
June / 1944
To Month/Year
July / 1944
Description Normandy Campaign 6 June to 24 July 1944) Early on D-Day airborne troops landed in France to gain control of strategic areas. Aerial and naval bombardment followed. Then the invasion fleet, covered by an umbrella of aircraft, discharged Eisenhower’s assault forces. Soon the beachhead was secure, but its expansion was a slow and difficult process in the face of strong opposition. It was not until late in July that the Allies were able to break out of Normandy.
