Conrad Christopher SIMMONS

 

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NUMBER OF SERVICEO-170928
AGE44 yo
DATE OF BIRTH6 April 1900  Brooklyn, Kings County, NEW YORK
ETATNEW YORK
FAMILY

Parents:  Waldemar Moe & Mary Elizabeth LANGTHORN

Siblings: Kate Cameron, Margaret Moe, Sara Isabel, Edward Brooks & Elizabeth M

RANKLieutenant Colonel 
FONCTIONInfantry Commander
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTRoad ContractorNY
DATE of ENLISTEMENT21 Apr 1919  New York NEW YORK
COMPANYHeadQuarters Company
BATTALION1st Battalion
REGIMENT 8th Regiment Infantry
DIVISION 4th Division Infantry
ARMY1st Army
DATE OF DEATH24 June 1944simmons conrad c tombe
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHSoutheast of Cherbourg
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
D2030
DECORATION

Silver Star

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 


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Photo FDLM

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STORY

Conrad Simmons was born to Waldemar Moe Simmons and Mary Elizabeth Langthorn in 1900 in Brooklyn, New York City. Conrad lived in NYC his whole life and eventually applied for officers training as WWI was ending. He was commissioned as an officer in late 1918 and served in the Army as a Second Lieutenant until being discharged in 1919.

Knowing the war was over, but still wanting to be a part of the military, Conrad enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1919 with the 51st New York Machine Gun Squadron.

During this time back in New York, he studied at Columbia University, earning a Bachelors of Science and starting up a road construction company.

Eventually, the machine gun squadron was converted into the 101st New York Anti Tank Battalion, and Conrad was named its commander. The 101st was federalized in 1941 and attached to the 8th Infantry Regiment, which was sent overseas.

Conrad and the 8th participated in the D-Day landing on Utah Beach and pushed through to the Cherbourg area in the following weeks. In an assault to take a strong point east of Cherbourg on the 24th of June, 1944, the 8th lost 37 men, including Conrad.

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4th INFANTRY DIVISION - IVY

 

Activated/Activé

 Normandy/Normandie

1 Jun 1940  Days of Combat/Jour de Combat  299
   Casualties/Victimes 22 660

Entered Combat/Entré au combat

 
6 Jun 44 D-Day  

Commanding Generals/Commandants généraux

Maj. Gen. Walter E. Prosser (Jun 40 - Oct 40)
Maj. Gen. Lloyd R. Fredendall (Oct 40 - Jul 41)
Maj. Gen. Oscar W. Griswold (Aug 41 - Sep 41)
Maj. Gen. Harold R. Bull (Oct 41 - Nov 41)
Maj. Gen. Terry de la Mesa Allen (Dec 41 - Dec 41)
Maj. Gen. Fred C. Wallace (Jan 42 - Jun 42)
Maj. Gen. Raymond 0. Barton (Jul 42 - Dec 44)
Maj. Gen. Harold W. Blakeley (Dec 44 - Oct 45)

Campaigns/Campagnes

Normandy (6 Jun 44 - 24 Jul 44)
Northern France (25 Jul 44 - 14 Sep 44)
Rhineland (15 Sep 44 - 21 Mar 45)
Ardennes-Alsace (16 Dec 44 - 25 Jan 45)
Central Europe (22 Mar 45 - 11 May 45)

   

PLAN DE ROUTE DE LA CAMPAGNE - CAMPAIGN ROUTE MAP

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DIVISION CHRONICLE


The 8th Infantry Regiment of the 4th Division was one of the first Allied units to hit the beaches at Normandy on D-day, 6 June 1944. Relieving the isolated 82nd Airborne Division at Ste. Mere Eglise, the 4th cleared the Cotentin peninsula and took part in the capture of Cherbourg, 25 June. After taking part in the fighting near Periers, 6-12 July,, the Division broke through the left flank of the German Seventh Army, helped stem the German drive toward Avranches, and by the end of August had moved to Paris, assisting the French in the liberation of their capital. The 4th then moved into Belgium through Houffalize to attack the Siegfried Line at Schnee Eifel, 14 September, and made several penetrations. Slow progress into Germany continued in October, and by 6 November the Division reached the Hurtgen Forest, where a severe engagement took place until early December. It then shifted to Luxembourg, only to meet the German winter offensive head-on, 16 December 1944. Although its lines were dented, it managed to hold the Germans at Dickweiler and Osweiler, and, counterattacking in January across the Sauer, overran German positions in Fouhren and Vianden. Halted at the Prum in February by heavy enemy resistance, the Division finally crossed 28 February near Olzheim, and raced on across the Kyll, 7 March. After a short rest, the 4th moved across the Rhine 29 March at Worms, attacked and secured Wurzburg and by 3 April had established a bridgehead across the Main at Ochsenfurt. Speeding southeast across Bavaria, the Division had reached Miesbach on the Isar, 2 May 1945, when it was relieved and placed on occupation duty.

CHRONIQUE DE DIVISION


Le 8e régiment d'infanterie de la 4e division fut l'une des premières unités alliées à débarquer sur les plages de Normandie le 6 juin 1944, jour du débarquement. Soulager la 82nd Airborne Division isolée de Ste. Mère Eglise, le 4e défricha la presqu'île du Cotentin et participa à la prise de Cherbourg le 25 juin. Après avoir pris part aux combats près de Periers, du 6 au 12 juillet, la Division a franchi le flanc gauche de la Septième armée allemande, aidé à endiguer la route allemande vers Avranches et, à la fin du mois d'août, s'est installée à Paris, aidant les Français. dans la libération de leur capitale. Le 4e s'est ensuite déplacé en Belgique par Houffalize pour attaquer la ligne Siegfried à Schnee Eifel, le 14 septembre, et a fait plusieurs pénétrations. Les progrès lents en Allemagne se sont poursuivis en octobre et, le 6 novembre, la division a atteint la forêt de Hurtgen, où un engagement sévère a eu lieu jusqu'au début du mois de décembre. Il s'est ensuite déplacé vers le Luxembourg, seulement pour affronter l'offensive allemande d'hiver, le 16 décembre 1944. Bien que ses lignes aient été bosselées, il a réussi à tenir les Allemands à Dickweiler et Osweiler et, contre-attaquant en janvier à travers la Sauer à Fouhren et Vianden. Arrêtée au Prum en février par une forte résistance ennemie, la Division a finalement franchi le 28 février près d'Olzheim et a couru à travers le Kyll, le 7 mars. Après un court repos, le 4 mars traversa le Rhin à Worms, attaqua et sécurisa Wurzburg le 29 mars et, le 3 avril, il établit une tête de pont sur le Main à Ochsenfurt. Accélérant le sud-est à travers la Bavière, la division avait atteint Miesbach sur l'Isar, le 2 mai 1945, quand elle fut relevée et placée en devoir d'occupation.
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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO8th Division OrganizationUtah Beach to Cherbourgfamilysearch.orgfindagrave.com  Garrett MAST - Frédéric LAVERNHE
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