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Benjamin Bottoms
Benjamin Bottoms (November 1, 1913 – November 28, 1942) was a United States Coast Guard, United States Coast Guardsman who died while attempting to rescue the crew of a USAAF bomber that had crashed-landed in Greenland in November 1942. Bottoms was the radioman of the USCGC Northland (WPG-49), USCGC ''Northland'''s Grumman J2F-4 Duck floatplane. When a B-17 bomber crash landed near ''Northland'' his aircraft was assigned to search for it. Bottoms's pilot Lieutenant John A. Pritchard sighted the bomber, and landed as close to the wreck as possible—four miles away. Pritchard and Bottoms were able to assist two of the injured bomber crew to their plane, and take them back to ''Northland''. However, on their second rescue visit they encountered bad weather, and crashed. It took seventy-five years to locate their bodies. Early life Bottoms was born in Georgia in 1913, grew up on a farm near Marietta, Georgia, and graduated from Marietta High School (Georgia), Marietta High School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cumming, Georgia
Cumming is a city and the county seat of Forsyth County, Georgia, United States, and the sole incorporated area in the county. It is a suburban city, and part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. In the 2020 census, the population is 7,318, up from 5,430 in 2010. Surrounding unincorporated areas with a Cumming mailing address have a population of approximately 100,000. History The area now called Cumming is located west of the historic location of Vann's Ferry between Forsyth County and Hall County. Early history The area, now called Cumming, was inhabited earlier by Cherokee tribes, who are thought to have arrived in the mid-18th century. The Cherokee and Creek people developed disputes over hunting land. After two years of fighting, the Cherokee won the land in the Battle of Taliwa. The Creek people were forced to move south of the Chattahoochee River. The Cherokee coexisted with white settlers until the discovery of gold in Georgia in 1828. Settlers that moved to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
