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World War II Honoree

Civilian on the Home Front

Ben H. Cummings

Hometown

Healdsburg, California

Honored By

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

WORKED FOR SHELL DEVELOPMENT IN EMERYVILLE, CALIFORNIA ON REFINING GASOLINE AND PRODUCED PURE ISOOCTANE GASOLINE FOR JIMMY DOOLITTLE. THEN WAS ASSIGNED TO HOUSTON TO DEVELOP SYNTHETIC RUBBER FROM ISOPRENE AND WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPING BUTADIENE (BUNA-N) AND BUTADIENE-STYRENE (BUNA-S) SYNTHETIC RUBBER PRODUCTION.