World War II Honoree

Joseph A. Cunningham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

William E. Shaklee

Relationship

College Classmate

UPON GRADUATION IN 1942 FROM OKLAHOMA A & M COLLEGE, STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA, HE MOVED TO WASHINGTON, D.C. TO WORK FOR THE BUREAU OF SHIPS, U.S. NAVY, AS JUNIOR ENGINEER. AFTER ONE YEAR HE JOINED THE U.S. ARMY, TRAINED IN THE U.S. AND LATER TRAINED IN ENGLAND. SIX DAYS AFTER D-DAY HE WAS IN NORMANDY WITH THE FIRST ARMY. HE CONTINUED ON TO BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG, GERMANY AND CZECHOSLOVAKIA BEFORE THE WAR ENDED AND HE WAS DISCHARGED.