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Personal info

Full name
SIMPSON, Elmo E
Date of birth
25 November 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Dover, Hillsborough County, Florida
Hometown
Dover, Hillsborough County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34548169
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 February 1945
Place of death
The wood between Hünningen, Belgium, and Ramscheid, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 16 28

Immediate family

Members
Thomas S. Simpson (father)
Mary E. (Haynes) Simpson (mother)
Leonard D. Simpson (brother)
Mary E. Simpson (sister)
Nona M. Simpson (sister)
Lester T. Simpson (brother)
Cecil B. Simpson (brother)
Joyce Simpson (sister)
Velna J. Simpson (sister)
Betty Simpson (sister)
Raymond D. Simpson (brother)
Fred Simpson (brother)
Frances Simpson (wife)

More information

Sgt Elmo E. Simpson enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 11 March 1943. He attended high school for 3 years and was a welder before he enlisted. He had been overseas a year.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Simpson Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune