The Cambridge American Monument and Cemetery at Cambridge, England provides the final resting place for three Citadel Men. Another two Citadel Men are remembered on the Tablets of the Missing.
Rufus Alexander Oliphant, Jr. | Eugene Rice Cowan |
The Citadel, Class of 1940 | The Citadel, Class of 1938 |
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces | Coxswain, U.S. Navy |
Service # O-397270 | Service # 8929168 |
67th Bomber Squadron, 44th Bomber Group, Heavy | United States Naval Reserve |
Entered the Service from: South Carolina | Entered the Service from: South Carolina |
Died: 15-Feb-43 | Died: 28-Apr-44 |
Missing in Action | Buried at: Plot C Row 0 Grave 56 |
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery | Cambridge American Cemetery |
Cambridge, England | Cambridge, England |
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart | Awards: Purple Heart |
John Younkin Davis | Henry David Fulmer, Jr. |
The Citadel, Class of 1946 | The Citadel, Class of 1945 |
Flight Officer, U.S. Army Air Forces | First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces |
Service # T-134650 | Service # O-691639 |
566th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group, Heavy | 409th Bomber Squadron, 93th Bomber Group, Heavy |
Entered the Service from: Mississippi | Entered the Service from: South Carolina |
Died: 17-Jun-45 | Died: 19-Dec-44 |
Missing in Action | Buried at: Plot D Row 7 Grave 18 |
Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery | Cambridge American Cemetery |
Cambridge, England | Cambridge, England |
Awards: Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters | Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters |
Richard Louis Engel | |
The Citadel, Class of 1944 | |
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces | |
Service # O-512407 | |
Headquarters, 55th Fighter Group | |
Entered the Service from: New Jersey | |
Died: 31-Dec-44 | |
Buried at: Plot F Row 2 Grave 109 | |
Cambridge American Cemetery | |
Cambridge, England | |
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Click on the man’s name to go to his individual in memoriam page.
Sources: American Battle Monuments Commission, Mike Stannard ’65, The Citadel Archive & Museum
More information about the Cambridge American Monument and Cemetery including downloadable video, brochure, and booklet can be found on the American Battle Monuments Commission website.