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JAMES E CUMMINGS JR
Warrant Officer 1 · U.S. Army
December 31, 1947 – November 12, 1968
Service recordJames E Cummings JR, of Norfolk, Virginia, served as a Warrant Officer 1 in the U.S. Army. He died on November 12, 1968, in Binh Duong Province, South Vietnam, at age 20. His name is inscribed on Panel 39W, Line 53 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 39W · Line 53
Names are inscribed in the order of loss, starting at Panel 1E at the apex and ending at Panel 1W. At the Memorial, find the panel number at the base and count down from the top line.
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Warrant Officer 1 (WO1)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Helicopter Pilot, Utility And Light Cargo Single Rotor (062B)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- December 31, 1947
- Home of record
- Norfolk, Virginia (Norfolk (City) County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- November 12, 1968
- Age
- 20
- Province
- Binh Duong
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
24 names on the Wall carry the date November 12, 1968; four of them were lost in Bình Dương Province. In November 1968, 918 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 98 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 39W, Line 53
- DOYLE WAYNE CLARKSpecialist Four · November 12, 1968
- DAVID ALAN DENNISLance Corporal · November 12, 1968
- JOHN ZANG FICKUSLance Corporal · November 12, 1968
- MARVIN EDWARD GAYCorporal · November 12, 1968
Same unit, same day
- DALE K LARSONSergeant · Panel 39W, Line 54
- CHARLES RAY MCCURTAIN JRSergeant · Panel 39W, Line 55
- WILBUR LEROY MONGWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 39W, Line 55
From Norfolk
- OSCAR BRANCH WESTON JRCaptain · March 23, 1961
- HUMBERT ROQUE VERSACECaptain · October 29, 1963
- WILLIAM LEROY SIEGRISTMaster Sergeant · December 30, 1964
- EDWARD RAY DODGESergeant Major · December 31, 1964
- WILLIAM N MILLERCaptain · November 12, 1965
- EDWARD J WILLIAMSPrivate First Class · January 11, 1966
- MONTE D BROOKSPrivate First Class · January 25, 1966
- JOHNNY PAUL PRICEPrivate First Class · February 9, 1966
- ROBERT LEE HOSKINS JRStaff Sergeant · February 26, 1966
- EVERETT ALVIN MCPHERSONMajor · March 18, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.