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Cunningham, Charles Jack |
| Birth |
2 Feb 1917 [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
CUNN.C002 |
| _FGRAVE |
31782210 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Sergeant, 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, United States Army Air Forces [2, 3] |
- Sergeant with the 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group flying B-17 aircraft out of Italy. Killed in action on December 9, 1944. Buried with military honors at Elmwood Cemetery in Flora, Illinois. Honored also at the WWII memorial in that city.
(This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.)
SOURCE: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1902316
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
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World War II Honoree, Cunningham, Charles Jack (1917-1944)
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347th Bombardment Squadron, United States Army Air Force
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United States Army Air Forces
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World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
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United States Army Air Forces
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
| Death |
9 Dec 1944 [1] |
| Cause: Killed in Action |
| Burial |
Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  [1] |
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Headstone, Cunningham, Charles J.
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Headstone, Cunningham, Charles J.
Displayed with permission of Ewood Sexton |
| Person ID |
I42978 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
20 Jul 2023 |
English
1917 - 1944 (27 years)
