Erwin W Simmons
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-97167. Killed in Action (KIA).
Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Potter, NY 14507, USA | 20 February 1920 | Son of Mr and Mrs G Clifford Simmons, 1938 graduate of Rushville high school |
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Died |
Hahnstätten, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Buried in Hahnstatten cemetery by locals 1944. Reinterred US Military cemetery Margratine Holland. Final burial Woodlawn national cemetery Elmira NY 1949 |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hahnstätten, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Shot down near this German city, buried in city cemetery. Of crew of 10 nine were KIA one survivor POW |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Family records Yates county history center Penn Yan NY, newspaper articles Geneva Times rebuttal Woodlawn national cemetery Elmira NY
American Gold Star Mothers membership application dated 6-1948. Preserved in Yates county history center Penn Yan NY
Yates county New York USA history center, Penn Yan NY service records bio medals photos preserved in collection
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4858 / MACR 4858; Snetterton Falcons, pg 120 & 148 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database