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personal-war-service-record-of-virginia-s-war-dead
virginia-world-war-ii-history-commission
part-i-personal-data
first-name: William
middle-name: Waitman
last-name: Simmons
suffix:
home-address: Christiansburg, Virginia
county: Montgomery
birthplace: Riner, Virginia
date-of-birth: 1918-mm-dd
race: White
sex: Male
height-ft: 6
height-ins: 2
weight-lbs: 190
marital-status: Married
wife-maiden-name-or-husband
first-name: Mary
middle-name: Francis
last-name: O'Neal
suffix:
place-of-marriage: Radford, Virginia
date-of-marriage: 1941-02-15
children-1:
date-of-birth-1:
children-2:
date-of-birth-2:
children-3:
date-of-birth-3:
children-4:
date-of-birth-4:
education
elementary-years: 7
high-school-years:
college-years:
other:
degrees:
occupation: Truck Driver
religious-affiliation:
citizen-of-what-nation:
father-s-name
first-name: Lertie
middle-name: Waitman
last-name: Simmons
suffix:
mother-s-maiden-name
first-name: Minnie
middle-name: Ellen
last-name: Dobbins
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part-ii-military-record
means-of-entry: Inducted
date-of-entry: 1942-06-19
place-of-entry: Christiansburg, VA
rank-at-entry: Pvt.
first-served: Infantry
branch-of-service: Army
service-number: 33126647
previous-military-education-training-and-service:
trained-or-stationed-within-the-united-states
camp-station-base-school-etc-place-from-date-to-date: Camp - Fort George G. Mead, Md. - June 1942 to Nov. 1942 Camp - Kilmer N. Jersey - Nov. 1942 to Jan 1943
promoted
from-rank-to-rank-date-to-date: Pvt to PFC PFC to Cpl.
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information-about-overseas-service:
citations-decorations-service-medals-etc: 4 Battle Stars Purple Heart Oak Leaf Cluster Good Conduct Medal
circumstances-of-death: Killed in Action
area-of-place-of-death: Rome
date-of-death: 1944-05-28
any-other-details-known:
photograph:
next-of-kin
prefix:
first-name: Mary
middle-name: O'Neal
last-name: Simmons
suffix:
address: Christiansburg, Virginia
relationship: wife
people-supplying-this-information
prefix:
first-name: Mary
middle-name: O'Neal
last-name: Simmons
suffix:
address: Christiansburg, Virginia
people-submitting-this-information
prefix: Mrs.
first-name: Minnie
middle-name:
last-name: Simmons
suffix:
address: Christiansburg, Virginia Rt 1 Box 95