World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Kilby Cummings
Hometown
St. Louis, Missouri
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO HELD THE CIVILIAN RANK OF CAPTAIN AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE BRITISH AIR TRANSPORT AUXILIARY TRANSPORTING WARPLANES FROM CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES TO ENGLAND. KILLED AT THE AGE OF 41 WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH ROYAL AIR FORCE FERRY COMMAND WHEN HIS CONSOLIDATED LIBERATOR C-87 EXPRESS (41-24140) CRASHED ON TAKEOFF FROM ACCRA AIRPORT, ACCRA, GHANA ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1943. BURIED AT CHRISTIANSBORG WAR CEMETERY, ACCRA, GHANA.