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Simonds, George William

Date of death:
July 4th, 1944 (near La Haye-du-Puits/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France)
Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Captain
Unit:
S-3 Officer, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division "All American", U.S. Army
For action performed on 4 July 1944 in the battle for Hill 95 near La Haye-du-Puits in Normandy, France.
Citation unavailable.

Posthumously awarded.
Headquarters 82nd Airborne Division, General Orders No. 34 (1944).
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

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