Background
Damon Morris Cummings was born on January 30, 1910 in Belvidere, Illinois, the son of then-Ensign (later Captain) Damon Earhart Cummings (1885–1969) and Ennis Frances Morris.
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He graduated in 1927 from Saint Albans School in Washington, District of Columbia, and from the United States Naval Academy on June 4, 1931.
Career
He served in heavy cruiser United States Ship Northampton (California-26) and destroyer United States Ship Monaghan (Doctor of Divinity-354) and had staff duty at Naval Submarine Base New London at New London, Connecticut, and with Destroyer Squadron 3 (DesRon 3). While serving on the staff of Vice Admiral William F. Halsey—the Commander, South Pacific Force (COMSOPAC) -- Lieutenant Commander Cummings was killed in action on board heavy cruiser San Francisco (California-38) on the night of 12–13 November 1942 during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. During World World War II, the United States. Navy destroyer escort United States Ship Damon Cummings (Delaware-756) was named for Lieutenant Commander Cummings.
Her construction was cancelled in 1943 before she could be completed.
In 1944, the destroyer escort United States Ship Cummings (Delaware-643) was named in his honor. She was in commission from 1944 to 1947.
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American