In New Orleans just after Christmas 1943 , Cummings boarded his first ship , the S.S.
Cummings recalled having marched down Canal Street in New Orleans during the Armistice Day parade on November 11 , 1943 .
In New Orleans just after Christmas 1943 , Cummings boarded Cummings ' first ship , the S.S.
Cummings recalled having marched down Canal Street in New Orleans during the Armistice Day parade on November 11 , 1943 .