World War II Honoree

Willie Earl Cunningham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Jennings, Florida

Honored By

Charlotte C. Ford & Steve Cunningham

Relationship

Children

HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY IN JANUARY 1943 AND SENT TO CAMP CROFT, SOUTH CAROLINA FOR BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING. HE WAS ORDERED TO THE SOLOMON ISLANDS AND PARTICIPATED IN COMBAT AGAINST THE JAPANESE FORCES ON GUADALCANAL, NEW GEORGIA AND VELLA LA VELLA. HE RETURNED TO THE REDISTRIBUTION CENTER AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA AND LEFT FOR CAMP BLANDING, FLORIDA FOR MUSTERING OUT OF THE U.S. ARMY. HE WAS AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL.