Union County Veterans Remembrance Committee

Permanent Veteran Record

William H. Simons

BranchArmy Air Corps
RankSergeant
Conflict / EraWorld War II
Years of Service1941 – 1945
Date of Birth08/02/1919
Date of Death04/28/2002
HometownUnion, OH
AwardsBronze Star, Presidential Unit Citation, Good Conduct Medal; American Defense Service Medal; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 8 battle stars; Distinguished Unit Citation with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
Burial LocationArlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA
Monument PaverSection C
SourceRecorder's Certificate of Honorable Discharge, Union Co. Recorder's Office, Vol. 3, p. 78

Overseas service: Egypt, Tunisia, France, North Africa. Church: First United Methodist. School: Union Local High School. Serial #35037736; enlisted on 11/19/1941 from Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio; 3 years, 3 months and 18 days of foreign service; battles served in: Egypt, Tunisia, Sicily, Naples-Foggia, Normandy, Southern France, Air Offensive Europe, North Africa, Polesti; honorable discharge on 06/03/1945 from Separation Center, Camp Atterbury, Indiana

Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument