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.

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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
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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
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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
Awards:


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.

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