Dewayne George Simmonds
Military
Object Number - UPL 40341 - B-24 Liberator 42-95289 'Little Rollo' of 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF with ground crew. Dewayne Simmonds is kneeling on the right.
Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Rollo
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mankato, Blue Earth, MN | 8 July 1917 | George A and Bessie A [Wilkinson] Simmonds. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN | 7 November 1942 | Fort Snelling Minnesota |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
22 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Blaine, MN | 10 January 2003 | |
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Buried |
Glenwood Cemetery, Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN | 12 January 2003 | Glenwood Cemetery Mankato, Blue Earth County, MN |
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Based |
Bungay | Assigned to 707BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/84676173-dewayne-g-simmonds
https://www.fold3.com/record/62473814-dewayne-g-simmonds
https://www.fold3.com/record/618606190-dewayne-simmonds-1917
https://www.fold3.com/image/617343675?terms=dewayne,simmonds
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34666568/dewayne-g_-simmonds
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/
