Cummings, Ralph Michael
Killed in Flying Accident 1918-01-15
Birth Date: unkown date
Born: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Mr. & Mrs. M. J. Cummings
Home: Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: Unknown
Service
RFC
Unit
1 (OT) AGS- Air Gunners School (RFC)
Base
Ft.Worth, Texas, USA
Rank
2nd-Lieutenant
Position
2nd-Lieutenant
Service Numbers
First Burial
St. Michael's Cemetery, Avon, Massachusetts, USA
1918-01-15: Cummings died of injuries sustained in a crash of his Curtiss JN-4a. The flying accident cause was unknown. He died of his injuries the next day (1918-01-16).His passenger, WG Ouellette (no forenames) (USA) was slightly injured. His name was not found on a list of students and instructors so it is likely he was a local air mechanic on a joy ride.