Adm Charles Ward Cummings (1923-1974)

Adm Charles Ward Cummings

Birth

18 Jul 1923

Death

11 Sep 1974 (aged 51)

Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 75 Site 852

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RAdm US Navy

Eastern Airlines Flight 212 crashed short of Douglas Airport, Charlotte, SC. Seventy-two people died including the pilot, Captain James Reeves, Rear Admiral Charles Ward Cummings, the acting commandant of the now-defunct 6th Naval District, headquartered in Charleston, and his aide, Captain Felix Vecchione. Cummings had been named Commandant of the 6th Naval District in Charleston just six days prior to the accident.

Interment at Arlington National Cemetery for him and his spouse on September 2, 2021.

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Lillian Anderegg Cummings

1924–2020

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Charles Jewell Cummings

Elizabeth V. Velie Cummings

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