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Born Jan. 19, 1915
Graduated from Chaffee High School (Missouri) in 1933
Died Sep. 12, 1974.
Lived 59 years, 7 months, 24 days.
Known as a carbon copy of Augustus Cunningham.
WWII Draft Registration Card
Served 4 years in the Army during WWII. Served in a railroad battalion during the Battle of Bulge.
Service description SSgt. U S Army Corp of Engineers North Africa and Italy.
Built landing strips for U S warplanes in North Africa.
702-18-7698 Long-time or retired railroad workers.
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Frank A. Cunningham died September 12, 1974. He was born in Chaffee on January 19, 1915 the son of Charles Henry and Edith Lou Harrell Cunningham.
He was a graduate of Chaffee High School, member of First Methodist Church in Chaffee, Masonic Lodge #615, Chaffee B.P.O.E. #1810, and VFW Post #3124 of Chaffee.
He was employed as a Conductor for Frisco Railway Company. He served in 814th Engineer Battalion in WWII.
Surviving are two brothers, Gene and Charles, 2 nieces and 4 nephews.
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Cunningham
A stop on the Frisco Railroad in the eastern part of Little River Township, named in 1902 for Frank Cunningham of Caruthersville, one of the original promoters of the railroad in this section. (Barrys)
Hamlett, Mayme L. "Place Names Of Six Southeast Counties Of Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1938.
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