Period:

Second World War (1939-1945)

Rank:

Technician 5th Grade (T-5)

Unit:

3967th Quartermaster Truck Company, Quartermaster Corps, 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seventh", U.S. Army

Awarded on:

May 5th, 1945

Technician Fifth Grade Wylie B. Simmons (Army Serial Number 34562816), Quartermaster Corps, United States Army, for distinguishing himself by meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against an enemy of the United States from 15 December 1944 to 8 April 1945, in Belgium and Germany. During four months of combat Tec 5 Simmons worked tirelessly to aid in the handling of prisoners of war. He remained at the wheel of his truck day and night for long hours without relief to evacuate captives from combat elements to the Division enclosure. His unflagging devotion to duty merits high praise.

Headquarters, 7th Armored Division, General Orders No. 74 (5 May 1945).