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SIMPSON, Lewis E - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Washington -
Hometown
Outlook, Yakima County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6567211 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Squad Leader -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
John H. Simpson (father)
Margerite (Collar) Simpson (mother)
Denny H. Simpson (brother)
Vera C. Simpson (sister)
Rosa M. Simpson (sister)
Martha C. Simpson (sister)
Verna V. Simpson (sister)
Irwin L. Simpson (brother)
Mary E. Simpson (sister)
More information
Sgt Lewis E. Simpson attended college and worked at a chemical plant before he joined the Regular Army on 13 October 1939.He was reported slightly wounded in action on 26 September 1944.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Indiana Marriages, www.80thDivision.com, https://digitalcommons.Isu.edu/cgi
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