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SIMMONS, Howard Elliott Jr - Date of
birth
27 December 1920 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Pullman, Whitman County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39464970 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
114th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 November 1944 - Place of
death
Strasbourg, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard E. Simmons (father)
Edna F. (Bowers) Simmons (mother)
Edward C. Simmons (brother)
Richard B. Simmons (brother)
Elsie G. (Weiser) Simmons (wife)
More information
Sgt Howard E. Simmons Jr. graduated from high school in Puyallup, Wash. He was a student at Washington State University before he enlisted.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Moore Family Tree / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - Usafdo
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy