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Simonds, George William
Simonds, George William
Date of death:
July 4th, 1944 (near La Haye-du-Puits/Manche département, Basse-Normandy, France)
Nationality:
American
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Silver Star Medal (SSM)
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).
Purple Heart
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
Killed In Action.
Posthumously awarded.
Combat Infantryman Badge
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
Posthumously awarded.
Sources
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NORDYKE, P., Put Us Down In Hell, Historic Ventures, LLC, Lexington, United States, 2012
.
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ww2-airborne.us
-
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment.org
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