Cunningham, William Henry, Jr., S1c

Fallen

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Service Details

Last Rank
Seaman First Class

Last Primary NEC
S1c-0000-Seaman 1st Class

Last Rating/NEC Group
Seaman First Class

Primary Unit
1943-1944, S1c-0000, USS Nelson (DD-623)

Service Years
1943 - 1944

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Personal Details

Home State

Pennsylvania

Year of Birth
1915

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Casualty Info

Home Town Tredyffrin Township, PA	Last Address He was buried in a local military cemetery in France. In 1948, his body was returned home for reburial at Grove Methodist Cemetery in Tredyffrin Township, Pennsylvania.
Casualty Date Jun 12, 1944
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment Grove Methodist Church Cemetery - West Chester, Pennsylvania

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	1944, World War II Fallen

1943-1944, S1c-0000, USS Nelson (DD-623)

From Month/Year November / 1943	To Month/Year June / 1944
Unit USS Nelson (DD-623) Unit Page
Rank Seaman First Class	NEC S1c-0000-Seaman 1st Class
Base, Station or City Not Specified	State/Country Not Specified

Patch	USS Nelson (DD-623) Details
	Hull number DD-623
	Type Surface Vessel
	Parent Unit Surface Vessels	Strength Destroyer
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Jun 12, 2018

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories William enlisted in the Navy in September 1943. After basic training, he was assigned to the new destroyer USS Nelson DD-623. The Nelson was commissioned in November1942. Killed In Action on June 12, 1944.

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