World War II Honoree

Jack M. Cumberland

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Akron, Ohio

Honored By

Terry H. Burroughs

Relationship

Friend

INDUCTED U.S. ARMY JUNE 10, 1943 CAMP HAYES, OHIO. ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY BASIC TRAINING, CAMP EUSTIS, VIRGINIA. TRAINING ON M2A1 40MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUN, RADIO AND MORSE CODE COMMUNICATIONS TRAINING AND TRAINING MANEUVERS AT CAMP A.P. HILL, VIRGINIA. ASSIGNED TO BATTERY C, 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE), CAMP STEWART, GEORGIA OCTOBER, 1943. LATER ASSIGNED AS MEDIC IN HEADQUARTERS BATTERY, 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE) IN REGION OF GERMANY FROM THE BAD GODESBERG, REMAGEN AREA, TO VICINITY OF HAGENOW, GERMANY. SERVED IN POSTWAR MILITARY GOVERNMENT AND OCCUPATION DUTIES WITH 580TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY AUTOMATIC WEAPONS BATTALION (MOBILE), IN THE MUNICH AND BAVARIAN AREAS OF GERMANY. TRANSFERRED TO U. S. ARMY SPECIAL SERVICES IN SUMMER OF 1945, SERVING AS AN ENTERTAINER, ENTERTAINING OCCUPATION TROOPS IN SPECIAL SERVICES SHOWS, WHICH PLAYED ALL THE MAJOR OPERA HOUSES OF GERMANY AND AUSTRIA, INCLUDING THE VIENNA OPERA HOUSE. RANK TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. HONORABLE DISCHARGE JULY 4, 1946 CAMP MEADE, MARYLAND. AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH SERVICE STARS FOR RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE CAMPAIGNS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL (GERMANY), GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL.