HONORED ON PANEL 10E, LINE 105 OF THE WALL
JOHN RUDOLPH CUMMINS JR
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JOHN R CUMMINS JR
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POSTED ON 12.18.2022
POSTED BY: [email protected]
Final Mission of PFC John R. Cummins Jr.
Operation Thayer I (September 13-22, 1966) was designed to eliminate North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong influence in Binh Dinh Province on the central coast of South Vietnam. On the first day of the operation, three battalions (1/8, 2/8, and 1/12) of the 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, began movement by helicopter assault into five landing zones (LZs) along the mountain ridge line that overlooked the Kim Son Valley from the south and east. Across the valley, the 2nd Brigade put two battalions (1/5 and 2/12) plus two batteries of the 1/77th Artillery into five more LZs that were perched at the top of the western ridge line. All LZs were heavily prepped by air strikes, aerial rocket artillery, tube artillery, and armed Chinook helicopters. Only light contact was developed with the enemy throughout the day, except for the 1/9th Cav. Conducting screening operations over the entire area of operations, they encountered heavy fire against their armed helicopters during the entire day. Particularly heavy ground fire was encountered by aircraft from the 2nd Brigade in the vicinity of LZ Bird, and air strikes were called in to suppress the area. A flight of U.S. Air Force North American F-100D Super Sabre fighter-bombers from the 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron was called in and began hitting the enemy with high explosives and napalm. The Number Two aircraft was making a napalm pass on an automatic weapons bunker when it failed to pull out of the dive and crashed, killing pilot 1LT John P. Skoro Jr. Due to the tactical situation on the ground, Skoro’s body could not be recovered. Four days later, small unit contacts continued as the division troops swept the slopes down toward the floor of the Kim Son Valley. The wreckage of the F-100D was located and the remains of the pilot extracted; however, in the process, one soldier, PFC John R. Cummins Jr. from C Company, 1/5 Cav, was killed when he detonated a booby trap planted by the enemy in the wreckage. [Taken from coffeltdatabase.org and “Operations Thayer/Irving 12 May 1967, Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report” at archive.org]
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POSTED ON 2.5.2022
POSTED BY: John Fabris
honoring you...
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. The remembrance from Willie Cummins is poignant. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever....
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POSTED ON 10.18.2021
POSTED BY: Jury Washington
Thank You For Your Valiant Service Soldier.
May those who served never be forgotten. Rest in peace PFC. Cummins, I salute your brave soul. My heart goes out to you and your family.
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POSTED ON 3.12.2018
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
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Dear PFC John Cummings,
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
Thank you for your service as an Infantryman with the 1st Cavalry. It is so important for us all to acknowledge the sacrifices of those like you who answered our nation's call. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness. Rest in peace with the angels.
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