1st Lieutenant; 1st Ranger Battalion; Commanding Officer of Company B; Captured by the Germans in The Battle of Cisterna, Italy; He was held as a POW;and died 6 months later, of wounds received in action.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio
Friday, 02 February 1945
Page 11
FIRST LIEUT. GERALD C. SIMONS, son of Mrs. Anna Jaeger, 12505 Edgewater Drive, Lakewood, (Ohio) reported by German government to have died of wounds August 3, (1944), first word since he was reported missing on January 30, 1944, in Italy.
Lieut. Simons had been reported missing a
year ago. No word was received concerning
him until his mother was notified that he
had died of wounds. Word of his death
was relayed from the German government
through the International Red Cross.
When reported missing, Lieut. Simons was
serving as a commander of a Ranger Company
in Italy.
He attended John Marshall High School and
was a salesman before entering the army
nearly four years ago. He went overseas
two years ago.
++++++++++
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35009465 35009465
NAME SIMONS#GERALD#C### SIMONS#GERALD#C###
RESIDENCE: STATE 53 OHIO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 035 CUYAHOGA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5323 CLEVELAND OHIO
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 12 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 02 02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 1 One year enlistment
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 62 MICHIGAN
YEAR OF BIRTH 09 09
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 175 Salespersons
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0881 0881
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.303 3.303
++++++++++++
POW Records:
SERIAL NUMBER O1286020 O1286020
NAME SIMONS GERALD C SIMONS GERALD C
GRADE, ALPHA 1 LT First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or
Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aides
GRADE CODE F First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)
RACIAL GROUP CODE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
PARENT UNIT TYPE
AREA 72 European Theatre: Germany
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS 5 Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP
REP
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio
Friday, 02 February 1945
Page 11
FIRST LIEUT. GERALD C. SIMONS, son of Mrs. Anna Jaeger, 12505 Edgewater Drive, Lakewood, (Ohio) reported by German government to have died of wounds August 3, (1944), first word since he was reported missing on January 30, 1944, in Italy.
Lieut. Simons had been reported missing a
year ago. No word was received concerning
him until his mother was notified that he
had died of wounds. Word of his death
was relayed from the German government
through the International Red Cross.
When reported missing, Lieut. Simons was
serving as a commander of a Ranger Company
in Italy.
He attended John Marshall High School and
was a salesman before entering the army
nearly four years ago. He went overseas
two years ago.
++++++++++
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35009465 35009465
NAME SIMONS#GERALD#C### SIMONS#GERALD#C###
RESIDENCE: STATE 53 OHIO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 035 CUYAHOGA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5323 CLEVELAND OHIO
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 12 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 02 02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 1 One year enlistment
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 62 MICHIGAN
YEAR OF BIRTH 09 09
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 175 Salespersons
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0881 0881
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.303 3.303
++++++++++++
POW Records:
SERIAL NUMBER O1286020 O1286020
NAME SIMONS GERALD C SIMONS GERALD C
GRADE, ALPHA 1 LT First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or
Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aides
GRADE CODE F First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)
RACIAL GROUP CODE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
PARENT UNIT TYPE
AREA 72 European Theatre: Germany
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS 5 Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP
REP
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
1st Lieutenant; 1st Ranger Battalion; Commanding Officer of Company B; Captured by the Germans in The Battle of Cisterna, Italy; He was held as a POW;and died 6 months later, of wounds received in action.
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio
Friday, 02 February 1945
Page 11
FIRST LIEUT. GERALD C. SIMONS, son of Mrs. Anna Jaeger, 12505 Edgewater Drive, Lakewood, (Ohio) reported by German government to have died of wounds August 3, (1944), first word since he was reported missing on January 30, 1944, in Italy.
Lieut. Simons had been reported missing a
year ago. No word was received concerning
him until his mother was notified that he
had died of wounds. Word of his death
was relayed from the German government
through the International Red Cross.
When reported missing, Lieut. Simons was
serving as a commander of a Ranger Company
in Italy.
He attended John Marshall High School and
was a salesman before entering the army
nearly four years ago. He went overseas
two years ago.
++++++++++
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35009465 35009465
NAME SIMONS#GERALD#C### SIMONS#GERALD#C###
RESIDENCE: STATE 53 OHIO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 035 CUYAHOGA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5323 CLEVELAND OHIO
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 12 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 02 02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 1 One year enlistment
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 62 MICHIGAN
YEAR OF BIRTH 09 09
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 175 Salespersons
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0881 0881
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.303 3.303
++++++++++++
POW Records:
SERIAL NUMBER O1286020 O1286020
NAME SIMONS GERALD C SIMONS GERALD C
GRADE, ALPHA 1 LT First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or
Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aides
GRADE CODE F First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)
RACIAL GROUP CODE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
PARENT UNIT TYPE
AREA 72 European Theatre: Germany
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS 5 Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP
REP
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland, Ohio
Friday, 02 February 1945
Page 11
FIRST LIEUT. GERALD C. SIMONS, son of Mrs. Anna Jaeger, 12505 Edgewater Drive, Lakewood, (Ohio) reported by German government to have died of wounds August 3, (1944), first word since he was reported missing on January 30, 1944, in Italy.
Lieut. Simons had been reported missing a
year ago. No word was received concerning
him until his mother was notified that he
had died of wounds. Word of his death
was relayed from the German government
through the International Red Cross.
When reported missing, Lieut. Simons was
serving as a commander of a Ranger Company
in Italy.
He attended John Marshall High School and
was a salesman before entering the army
nearly four years ago. He went overseas
two years ago.
++++++++++
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 35009465 35009465
NAME SIMONS#GERALD#C### SIMONS#GERALD#C###
RESIDENCE: STATE 53 OHIO
RESIDENCE: COUNTY 035 CUYAHOGA
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT 5323 CLEVELAND OHIO
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY 12 12
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH 02 02
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR 41 41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION PVT# Private
GRADE: CODE 8 Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION BI# Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE 00 Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED # #
TERM OF ENLISTMENT 1 One year enlistment
LONGEVITY ### ###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL 0 Civil Life
NATIVITY 62 MICHIGAN
YEAR OF BIRTH 09 09
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP 1 White, citizen
EDUCATION 5 1 year of college
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION 175 Salespersons
MARITAL STATUS 6 Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY 7 Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER # #
BOX NUMBER 0881 0881
FILM REEL NUMBER 3.303 3.303
++++++++++++
POW Records:
SERIAL NUMBER O1286020 O1286020
NAME SIMONS GERALD C SIMONS GERALD C
GRADE, ALPHA 1 LT First Lieutenant or Chief nurse or
Head dietitian or Head physical therapy aides
GRADE CODE F First Lieutenant or Lt. Jr. Grade
SERVICE CODE 1 ARMY
ARM OR SERVICE INF Infantry
ARM OR SERVICE CODE 10 INF: INFANTRY
DATE REPORT: DAY (DD)
DATE REPORT: MONTH (MM)
DATE REPORT: YEAR (Y)
RACIAL GROUP CODE
STATE OF RESIDENCE
TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
PARENT UNIT NUMBER
PARENT UNIT TYPE
AREA 72 European Theatre: Germany
LATEST REPORT DATE: DAY (DD)
LATEST REPORT DATE: MONTH (MM)
LATEST REPORT DATE: YEAR (Y)
SOURCE OF REPORT 1 Individual has been reported through sources considered official.
STATUS 5 Died as Prisoner of War, Not Above Cases
DETAINING POWER 1 GERMANY
CAMP
REP
POW TRANSPORT SHIPS
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