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Personal info

Full name
SIMS, Howard Riddle
Date of birth
17 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
Hometown
Duval County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34910757
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 March 1945
Place of death
Near Remagen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 14 7

Immediate family

Members
Henry Sims (father)
Alma Sims (mother)
Maryetta Sims (sister)
Richey Sims (brother)
Gladys T. Sims (wife)

More information

Pvt Howard R. Sims was a driver before he enlisted at Camp Blanding, Florida on 17 January 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1920 Census, http://9thinfantrydivision.net

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet