World War II Honoree

Malcolm Keith Cunningham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Lebanon, Indiana

Honored By

Ronald, Jerry, & Michael Cunningham

Relationship

Sons

STAFF SERGEANT, BALL TURRET GUNNER, B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBER. FOLLOWING FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL, SHEPPARD FIELD, WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, AND ADVANCED TRAINING AT LAKELAND ARMY AIR FIELD, FLORIDA, SERVED WITH THE 774TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON (HEAVY), 463RD BOMB GROUP, 5TH BOMB WING, US FIFTEENTH AIR FORCE, STATIONED AT CELONE AIR FIELD, FOGGIA, ITALY. FLEW FIFTY-PLUS COMBAT MISSIONS AGAINST AXIS OIL REFINERIES AT PLOESTI, RUMANIA; FACTORIES, RAILROAD YARDS, AND SUPPORT DURING ROME-ARNO, SOUTHERN FRANCE, NORTH APENNINES, AND PO VALLEY OPERATIONS. THEN THE EUROPE AIR OFFENSIVE; RHINELAND, GERMANY AND CENTRAL EUROPE OPERATIONS UNTIL DEACTIVATION AT WAR'S END. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FOR PLOESTI AND GERMANY MISSIONS, AND THE AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT MEDAL.