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Eugene P. Cummings Company G 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry 1944-1945

On the backs of his photos Eugene P. Cummings gives a few identifications of some of the soldiers.

Below are the individuals Cummings named.

On the back of one photo Cummings spelled the name of Frank Osusky as Frank Osuski.

On the back of another photo Cummings spelled the name of Lloyd Harger as Lloyd Wargee, yet on the back
of another photo he spelled Harger's name correctly.

All soldiers named in Cummings' photos are listed below. Their pictures from the Regimental yearbook
done in 1946 are presented, next to their picture in one of Cummings' photos. Biographical information
is given for each soldier.

PFC Leon A. Collins

Leon Arnold Collins was born in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina on August 9, 1918. By 1940 he was married to his wife Flora.
Prior to entering military service he was employed by the Clifton Manufacturing Company in Converse, South Carolina.

Collins was drafted into the Army on July 6, 1944 at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. At the time of induction he was married, had
completed Grammar School, and indicated his civilian occupation as Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor.

Collins was assigned to Company G 22nd Infantry as a Private from the 14th Replacement Depot on December 26, 1944. He was one of
80 enlisted men assigned to the Company on that date. In March 1945 he was a non-battle casualty, and returned to duty on April 23, 1945.
He was one of 19 enlisted men in Company G promoted to Private First Class on May 5, 1945. He returned to the United States with his
Company aboard the USAT General Parker on July 11, 1945. Collins was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Private First Class
with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was discharged on October 24, 1945.

In 1950 he and Flora and their three sons were living in Glendale, South Carolina, where he was a building contractor. Leon A. Collins died
at the age of 46 on June 6, 1965, and is buried in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens, Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina.

PFC John W. Dodd

John William Dodd was born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania on May 14, 1926.

He was drafted into the Army on September 29, 1944 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of induction he had completed two years
of High School, was single, and indicated his civilian occupation as Semiskilled machine shop and related occupations, n.e.c. He had hazel eyes,
brown hair, stood five feet eight and half inches tall, and weighed 150 pounds.

Dodd sailed overseas as a replacement on February 24, 1945. He was assigned as a Private to Company G 22nd Infantry in March 1945.
He was one of 36 soldiers in Company G promoted to Private First Class on April 6, 1945. He returned to the United States with his Company
aboard the USAT General Parker on July 11, 1945. Dodd was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Private First Class with Company G at
Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was discharged from the Army on July 6, 1946 at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

He married Ruth M. Steuer and drove an emergency truck for the city of Philadelphia. John W. Dodd died at the adge of 90 on January 16, 2017
and is buried in Hillside Cemetery and Memorial Gardens, Roslyn, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

T/SGT Lloyd F. Harger

Lloyd Franklin Harger was born in Quincy, Branch County, Michigan on May 12, 1920. He married Lavina Margaret McCarty on
August 26, 1939. Prior to entering military service he was employed by Wheeler's Sunoco Service in Hillsdale, Michigan.

Harger's serial number indicates he was drafted into the Army, but his enlistment details could not be found. He had grey eyes, brown hair,
stood five feet eight and a half inches tall, and weighed 137 pounds.

Harger was one of 15 Privates assigned to Company G 22nd Infantry from the 92nd Replacement Battalion on November 20, 1944.
He was promoted to Staff Sergeant and assigned as a Squad Leader in January 1945. Harger was lightly wounded in action to his finger
in Germany on February 5, 1945. He was not hospitalized, but was treated by a combat medic and remained with his Company.
On February 12, 1945 he became a non-battle casualty and was removed to a medical facility. He was promoted to Technical Sergeant
on February 20, 1945. He returned to duty on May 9, 1945. On May 23, 1945 his MOS was changed from Squad Leader to Platoon Sergeant.
He returned to the United States with his Company aboard the USAT General Parker on July 11, 1945. Harger was in the 1946 Regimental
yearbook as a Technical Sergeant with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina.

Lloyd F. Harger died at the age of 83 and is buried in Highland Memorial Park, Ocala, Marion County, Florida.

S/SGT Edward M. Heath

Edward Murrell Heath was born in Baltimore, Maryland on January 15, 1920, the son of Charles and Fannie Heath. By 1941
he was married to his wife Alice and working for the W. J. Woodburn Corporation in Baltimore.

Heath was drafted into the Army on May 16, 1944 at Fort George B. Meade, Maryland. At the time of induction he had completed
Grammar School and indicated his civilian occupation as Skilled occupations in the manufacture of miscellaneous products. He had
brown eyes, brown hair, stood five feet three inches tall, and weighed 118 pounds.

Heath was assigned to Company G 22nd Infantry, as a Private from the 92nd Replacement Battalion, on November 26, 1944, as one
of 50 Enlisted Men assigned to the Company on that date. He was a non-battle casualty in Luxembourg during the Battle of the Bulge
on December 20, 1944. He returned to duty in January 1945 and was promoted to Sergeant in that month as well. He was promoted to
Staff Sergeant on February 6, 1945. Assigned as a Squad Leader, Heath was again a non-battle casualty, this time in Germany on
February 7, 1945 and returned to duty in March 1945. He returned to the United States with his Company aboard the USAT General Parker
on July 11, 1945. Heath was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Staff Sergeant with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
He was discharged on November 13, 1945.

He retired from the railroad. Edward M. Heath died in Baltimore at the age of 68 on January 16, 1988.

SGT Dewey B. Norton

Dewey Ballenger Norton was born in Summerville, Chattooga County, Georgia on March 29, 1921, the son of Joseph and Mattie Norton.
Prior to entering military service he was employed as a farmer in Summerville, Georgia. He married Eva Grace Anderson on September 11, 1943.

Norton was drafted into the Army on July 11, 1944 at Fort Mcpherson, Atlanta, Georgia. At the time of induction he had completed one year
of High School and indicated his civilian occupation as Farm hands, general farms. He had blue eyes, blond hair, stood five feet seven inches tall,
and weighed 145 pounds.

Norton was assigned to Company G 22nd Infantry as a Private from the 14th Replacement Depot on December 26, 1944. He was one of
80 enlisted men assigned to the Company on that date. He was promoted to Private First Class in January 1945. Norton was a non-battle casualty
in Germany on February 5, 1945 and returned to duty in March 1945. In March he was also promoted to Sergeant. He was again a non-battle
casualty on May 13, 1945 and returned to duty on May 16, 1945. He returned to the United States with his Company aboard the USAT General
Parker on July 11, 1945. Norton was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Sergeant with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
He was discharged on October 6, 1945.

He went back to farming in Sumerville, Georgia. Dewey B. Norton died at the age of 57 on September 27, 1978, and is buried in
West Hill Cemetery, Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia.

PFC Leonard A. Oman

Leonard Arthur Oman was born in Barnum, Carlton County, Minnesota on May 1, 1926, the son of Rudolph and Anna Oman.

He was drafted into the Army a few months after graduating High School on September 11, 1944 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He had blues eyes,
brown hair, stood six feet two inches tall, and weighed 184 pounds.

The date of his assignment to Company G 22nd Infantry could not be found, but was most likely either in January or March 1945.
He was one of 36 enlisted men in Company G promoted to Private First Class on April 6, 1945. Oman was a non-battle casualty on
May 11, 1945, and returned to his Company in time to return with it to the United States aboard the USAT General Parker on July 11, 1945.
Oman was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Private First Class with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was discharged
on July 11, 1945.

After the war he married his wife Helen and went to work as an Iron Worker in the Building Industry. Leonard A. Oman died at the age of 69
on May 27, 1995 and is buried in Elim Lutheran Church Cemetery, Barnum, Carlton County, Minnesota.

PFC Frank Osusky

Frank Osusky was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on May 4, 1926, the son of Josephine Osusky. Prior to entering military service
he was employed at the Harborside Building, Exchange Place, in Jersey City.

He was drafted into the Army a few months after graduating High School on August 14, 1944 at Newark, New Jersey. At the time of induction
he was single, and indicated his civilian occupation as Machinists apprentices. He had blue eyes, brown hair, stood six feet two inches tall,
and weighed 184 pounds.

Osusky was assigned as a Private to Company G 22nd Infantry from the 48th Replacement Battalion on January 27, 1945. He was one of
17 Enlisted Men assigned to the Company on that date. He returned to the United States with his Company aboard the USAT General Parker
on July 11, 1945. Osusky was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Private First Class with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina.
He was discharged on July 6, 1946.

Frank Osusky died at the age of 70 on October 18, 1996 and is buried in Holy Cross Cemetery and Mausoleum, North Arlington,
Bergen County, New Jersey.

SGT Raymond E. Snyder

Raymond Earl Snyder was born in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on October 7, 1915, the son of Charles and Mary Snyder.
Prior to entering military service he worked as a farm hand on his father's farm in Lykens.

He was drafted into the Army on August 25, 1941 at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. At the time of induction he was single, had completed
four years of High School, and indicated his civilian occupation as Farm hands, general farms. He had blue eyes, brown hair, stood five feet
five inches tall, and weighed 135 pounds.

Snyder sailed overseas as a replacement on June 16, 1944. He was assigned as a Private First Class to Company G 22nd Infantry from
the 4th Infantry Division Replacement Pool on July 17, 1944. He was one of 15 Enlisted Men assigned to the Company on that date.
On November 26, 1944 Snyder was lightly wounded in action by a blast from a land mine to his knee. He was one of eight Enlisted Men
in Company G who were lightly wounded in action in Germany on that date. He returned to duty on February 12, 1945. On April 24, 1945
he was promoted to Sergeant. He returned to the United States with his Company aboard the USAT General Parker on July 11, 1945.
Snyder was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Sergeant with Company G at Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was discharged at
Camp Butner on October 12, 1945.

Raymond E. Snyder died at the age of 81 on February 3, 1997, and is buried in Union Cemetery, Jordan Township,
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

PFC Robert S. Perry

Robert Sumers Perry Jr. was born in Marshall County, Tennessee on March 23, 1913, the son of Robert and Mary Perry.
By 1940 he was married to his wife Bonnie, living in Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia, and was employed by the
Royal Lumber Company in Front Royal.

Perry was drafted into the Army on November 23, 1943. He was assigned to the Medical Detachment 22nd Infantry as a Private and
Medical Technician, from the 17th Replacement Depot on December 29, 1944. He was one of eight Enlisted Men assigned to the Medical
Detachment on that date. He was promoted to Private First Class in January 1945. On February 7, 1945 Perry was lightly wounded in action
in Germany. He received a wound to his right cheek, was not hospitalized, and remained with his unit. He returned to the United States with
his Regiment aboard the USAT General Parker on July 11, 1945. Perry was in the 1946 Regimental yearbook as a Private First Class with
Medical Detachment 22nd Infantry at Camp Butner, North Carolina. He was discharged on December 1, 1945.

In 1950 he was working as a yarn spinner in Front Royal, Virginia. Robert S. Perry died at the age of 79 on May 3, 1992,
and is buried in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Front Royal, Warren County, Virginia.

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