John Rudolph Cummins, Jr

Private First Class
C CO, 1ST BN, 5TH CAVALRY, 1 CAV DIV
Army of the United States
18 October 1946 - 17 September 1966
Roswell, New Mexico
Panel 10E Line 105

1 CAV DIV

5TH CAV RGT
Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for John Rudolph Cummins, Jr

22 Jun 2008

John Rudolph Cummins Jr. was a man of small stature, dark hair and a friend to everyone, with a great smile. He attended school in Roswell, New Mexico and had a sister named Mattie. I heard of his death in Vietnam many years ago and have often thought fondly of him. This past June I went to Washington and visited the Wall. A very nice man helped me find "Rudy's" name and we made a rubbing. I personally did not have many close friends in school but always thought of Rudy as a friend that I would like to know better.

God Bless you, Rudy! I know you sacrificed an exciting, joy-filled life to serve our country. For that I am eternally grateful. All your brothers in arms deserve our respect even though many did not receive any on arriving home from many of the lazy generation. Trust me, sir, that did not speak for many of us.

You have been gone for some 40 years ... gone, but not forgotten.

From a friend,
Diana Schauer Wingfield
wargift2000@yahoo.com



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
a friend,
Diana Schauer Wingfield
wargift2000@yahoo.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 22 Jun 2008
Last updated 11/13/2010