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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