JAMES BARTON CUMMINGS

Company A 1/22 Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 03/14/1967

Army - SGT - E5

Age: 28
Race: Caucasian
Sex: Male
Date of Birth Nov 23, 1938
From: LONG BEACH, CA
Religion: BAPTIST
Marital Status: Married

SGT - E5 - Army - Regular
4th Infantry Division
MOS: 11C40: Indirect Fire Infantryman
Length of service 8 years
His tour began on Jul 21, 1966
Casualty was on Mar 14, 1967
In KONTUM, SOUTH VIETNAM
HOSTILE, GROUND CASUALTY
GUN, SMALL ARMS FIRE
Body was recovered

Panel 16E - Line 77

James Cummings was killed in a battle with NVA forces during Operation Sam Houston,
at grid reference YA600587, approximately 26 kilometers west of Plei Djereng airfield.

SGT James B. Cummings' decorations

Burial:
Mountain View Memorial Park
Lakewood (Pierce County)
Pierce County
Washington, USA

Grave marker for James B. Cummings

from David Olsen from the Find A Grave website

Photo of James Cummings courtesy of Charles "Buddy" Belew, Company A 1/22 Infantry 1966-1967

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