World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Kelly Hershel Cunningham
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Locust Grove, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED AS AN ANTIAIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GUNNER OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER DURING THE WAR. PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION IN FRANCE, LANDING WITH HIS UNIT ON JUNE 9, 1944 (D-DAY + 2). HIS UNIT THEN FOUGHT ITS WAY INTO GERMANY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.