Kammala wannan jumla: An sake nada Lieutenant Cumming a matsayin shugaban rukuni a cikin Kamfanin na 51 a ranar 1 ga Yuni, 1918, kuma daga bisani ya jagoranci tawagarsa zuwa
Yaƙin Belleau Wood. A lokacin yakin da ke kusa da garin Château-Thierry, Cumming ya jagoranci tawagarsa zuwa harin kuma an harbe shi da bindigar bindiga a kafafunsa na dama a ranar 11 ga Yuni. Dukan tawagarsa an shafe su sai dai shi da wani soja. Daga baya Cumming ya bayyana alkawarinsa kamar haka: