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Personal info

Full name
SIMONS, Kenneth Eugene
Date of birth
28 February 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Espyville Station, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
North Shenango, Crawford County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33407361
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
M Company,
3rd Battalion,
376th Infantry Regiment,
94th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
27 January 1945
Place of death
Near Sinz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 4 23

Immediate family

Members
Donald F. Simons (father)
Vera I. (Britton) Simons (mother)
Robert B. Simons (brother)
Grace E. Simons (sister)
Laura E. Simons (sister)
John R. Simons (brother)
Albert H. Simons (brother)
Paul H. Simons (brother)
Beryl A. Simons (sister)

More information

Sgt Kenneth E. Simons was a bookkeeper and cashier before he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 5 December 1942.

He is remembered at Espyville Cemetery in Espyville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania with a memorial marker.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Munroe Family Tree, http://www.94thinfdiv.com, www.findagrave.com – Rich Vance

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / LeeAnt