1914 - 1944 (29 years)
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Name |
John Augustas SIMON |
Born |
11 Aug 1914 [1] |
Gender |
Male |
_MILT |
1944 |
World War II, France 3rd Army |
Died |
1944 |
France [2] |
Person ID |
I082 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
8 Jan 2012 |
Father |
Stephen Henry SIMON, b. 25 Dec 1873, 140 Essex Street, Salem, MA , d. 3 Jun 1956, 981 Hale Street, Beverly Farms, MA (Age 82 years) |
Mother |
Ellen Theresa CANTY, b. 7 Feb 1887, 106 Derby St, Salem, MA (The Derby House) , d. 19 Oct 1985, Twin Oaks Nursing Home, Danvers, MA (Age 98 years) |
Married |
18 Apr 1909 |
Salem, MA [3] |
Reference Number |
09-586-662 |
Notes |
- Ellen and Henry met around 1907 when Ellen came to work in the confectionary store owned by Henry.
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Family ID |
F007 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- John '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
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Sources |
- [S02216] Gravestone of Stephen H Simons et al.
- [S02529] Simons, Ruth.
Died during battle, World War II in France
served under General Patton (of Hamilton) 3rd Army
- [S02384] Marriage Record of Stephen Simon and Ellen Canty, (Massachusetts Department of Vital Statistics), 1909/586/662.
widowed (second marriage to Ellen)
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