John Augustas Simon (1914 - 1944)

Ancestors

Died 1944 at about age 29 in France

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 11 AUG 1914^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 1944

Place: France^[3]

Military Service

Military Service:

Date: 1944

Place: World War II, France 3rd Army

Note

Note: #NI080

Sources

1. ↑ Simon-1344 was created by Charlie Ogden through the import of Ogden-Cronin.GED on Oct 8, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S2113
3. ↑ Source: #S2148 Data: Text: Died during battle, World War II in France CONT served under General Patton (of Hamilton) 3rd Army

• Source: S2113 Title: Gravestone of Stephen H Simons et al
• Source: S2148 Title: Simons, Ruth

Notes

Note NI080John 'was confident and stood his ground', according to his brother Harry. He was drafted by the Army during World War II. John served as a Staff Sergeant in Company F, 101st Infantry Regiment, of the 26th Infantry Division (Yankee Division) in General Patton's Third Army. He was killed in action in his first battle in Nancy, France on November 8th?, 12th?, or 19th? 1944.

John was born in Salem on Essex Street next to the Armory. He moved to Beverly when he was nine (9) and graduated from Beverly High School with the class of 1932. He was employed as a mason by a local contractor prior to enlistment in the Army.

John entered the service March 3, 1941, and completed training at Camp Gordon, Georgia; Camp Campbell, Kentucky, and Camp Jackson, South Carolina, before leaving for overseas service in August 1944. His family received a telegram on the morning of November 27, 1944 that he was missing in action. A later telegram reported that he was actually killed in action on November 19, 1944.

Newspaper clipping: Staff Sergt. John Simons of Essex Street, who was previously reported missing in action, was killed in action November 19 in France. S/Sergt. Simons entered the service in March 1941 and has been overseas since August of this year. (1944)

Enlistment record:

(Field Title Value Meaning)

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 31018703 31018703

NAME SIMONS#JOHN#A########### SIMONS#JOHN#A###########

RESIDENCE: STATE 13 MASSACHUSETTS

RESIDENCE: COUNTY 009 ESSEX

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 1306 BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS

DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 03 03

DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 03 03

DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41

GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private

GRADE: CODE 8 Private

BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, U

BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA

FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #

TERM OF ENLISTMENT 0 Undefined Code

LONGEVITY ### ###

SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life

NATIVITY 13 MASSACHUSETTS

YEAR OF BIRTH 14 14

RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen

EDUCATION 4 4 years of high school

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 229 Kitchen workers in hotels, restaurants, railroads, steamships, etc., n.e.c.

MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents

COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)

CARD NUMBER # #

BOX NUMBER 0384 0384

FILM REEL NUMBER 3.105 3.105