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Personal info

Full name
SIMMONS, Robert Milton
Date of birth
21 October 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana
Hometown
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana

Military service

Service number
O1051377
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
unknown
Unit
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 November 1944
Place of death
North of Dürwiss, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
E 4 3

Immediate family

Members
Jesse A. Simmons (father)
Nora L. (Jiles) Simmons (mother)
Melvin R. Simmons (brother)
Maurice D. Simmons (brother)
Jesse A. Simmons Jr. (brother)

More information

2nd Lt Robert M. Simmons attended Louisiana Technical College.

He enlisted in 1941 and trained at Camp Hulen, Texas, Camp Davis, North Carolina., and Ft. Benning, Georgia.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - various family trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Service Records of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana