World War II Honoree

Charles Leonard Cunningham, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lubbock, Texas

Honored By

Joe Fields

SERVED AS AN ENLISTED MAN, SECOND LIEUTENANT, FIRST LIEUTENANT AND CAPTAIN. JOINED THE ENLISTED RESERVE CORPS WHILE A SENIOR AT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY IN 1943, TRAINED AT CAMP BARKLEY, TEXAS; WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA, AND LOUIISANA. HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE VETERINARIAN CORPS (FOOD INSPECTOR) BEFORE GRADUATION. HE LATER QUALIFIED FOR OFFICER’S CANDIDATE SCHOOL, OBTAINING HIS BARS IN THE QUARTERMASTERS CORPS, 14TH ARMORY DIVISION. WAS SENT TO SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AS A CLUB OFFICER. RECEIVED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN SERVICE MEDAL, AND GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AMONG OTHERS.