World War II Honoree

Harley Lynn Cummins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Columbus, Ohio

Honored By

Ken (Karen, posthumously), Rick, Randy, Scott, Craig, Brian & Harley Cummins

Relationship

Son, Daughter & Grandsons

SERVED IN THE 315TH COMBAT ENGINEERS, COMPANY A AND B, 90TH DIVISION, FOUGHT IN FRANCE, GERMANY, BELGIUM AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA. SERVED AT FORT LEONARD WOOD, MISSOURI IN COMPANY C, 31ST ENGINEERS AS A COMBAT ENGINEER INSTRUCTOR FROM 1942 TO 1943, THEN WENT TO NEW ORLEANS AND WORKED IN THE HEADQUARTERS 17TH PORT (MOBILE). WENT TO ENGLAND IN JANUARY 1944, SERVING IN THE 17TH PORT, AND THE 99TH REPLACEMENT BATTALION, COMPANY S. WAS ATTACHED TO THE 315TH COMBAT ENGINEERS COMPANY B IN NOVEMBER 1944, BEFORE THE BATTLES NEAR DILLINGEN, GERMANY. WAS ATTACHED TO THE 315TH, COMPANY A IN JANUARY 1945 TO THE END OF THE WAR, RETURNING HOME IN JUNE 1945. WAS NOT INJURED IN THE WAR BUT TOLD HIS WIFE THAT ONCE THE HEEL OF HIS BOOT WAS SHOT OFF AND ANOTHER TIME HIS CANTEEN WAS SHOT AND HE FELT THE WATER COMING DOWN HIS LEG. THINKING IT WAS BLOOD, HE WAS MUCH RELIEVED THAT IT WAS ONLY WATER AND HE WAS FINE.