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Emerson LeRoy Cummings
Emerson LeRoy Cummings (March 16, 1902 – January 24, 1986) was a United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ... Lieutenant General (United States), lieutenant general who served as the Chief of Ordnance of the United States Army, 19th Chief of Ordnance for the United States Army Ordnance Corps, and commander of the Fifth United States Army. Early life Cummings was born in New Boston, Michigan on March 16, 1902. He graduated from Eastern High School in Bay City, Michigan. Cummings went on to graduate fourth in his class from the United States Military Academy on June 12, 1924 and was assigned to the List of United States Army careers#Corps of Engineers Branch .28EN.29, Engineer branch. Early career In 1926, Cummings completed a program in civil engineering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Boston, Michigan
New Boston is an unincorporated community in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Huron Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, New Boston has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own. New Boston is located close to three divisions of the Huron–Clinton Metroparks system: Lower Huron, Oakwoods, and Willow. The Huron River runs through New Boston. The community has its own post office with the 48164 ZIP Code, which also serves the communities of Waltz and Willow, as well as smaller portions of Sumpter Township to the west and Brownstown Charter Township to the east. The community is served by Huron School District. History New Boston was first settled in 1827 and was originally called "Catville" after the initials of the proprietor, C. A. Trowbridge. It received a post office with that name in 1860. On March 20, 1868, it was renamed New Boston, after Boston, Massachusetts. Transportation Inter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
