Sources:
- American Legion Post 146, Winthrop, Mass.
- National Archives
- American Battle Monuments Commission
- HonorStates.org
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| Ralph J. Cunningham (1913-1944) - U.S. Army, WWII - served
with the 307th Engineer Battalion, 82nd Airborne Div. He was killed in action
June 6, 1944, D-Day. He parachuted over France in the early morning of D-Day
with a "stik" of 16 landing eight miles from the designated drop zone of Ste.
Mere Eglise due to pilot error. He was captured with two other paratroopers
shortly thereafter. He and his comrades were held for a few hours at a monastery
in St. Sauveur, France. Later he was marched down a road and executed, all three
with shots to the head. Due to the type of wounds, an investigation followed and
a German POW being held at Ft. Devens, MA said he witnessed the execution but
did not admit any involvement. PVT Cunningham was buried in the
Normandy-American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France. |
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| Winthrop High School Class of 1931 - Echo Yearbook |
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