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Personal info

Full name
SIMMONS, Nelson
Date of birth
15 April 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Newton, Sussex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42101032
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
28 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Ermsdorf, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 12 11

Immediate family

Members
Jacob Simmons (father)
Lillie B. Simmons (mother)
Gladys Simmons (sister)
Stanford Simmons (brother)
Virginia Simmons (sister)
Luella (Kampka) Simmons (wife)
Virginia Simmons (daughter)
Norma Simmons (daughter)
Robert Simmons (son)

More information

Pfc Nelson Simmons enlisted in Newark, New Jersey, on 27 November 1943.

He was a mechanic before he enlisted.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – U.S. Headstone and Interment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem