Name:
Oliver Miller, Jr. Simpson
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
360449
Unit:
21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-23
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
Courts of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Oliver Miller Simpson Jr. was born on August 9, 1913, in Tyler, Smith County, Texas. He was the son of Oliver Miller Simpson and Myra Hester Womble Simpson.
He served in Company G, 2nd Battalion, 21st Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 23, 1944, during the Battle for Guam. He was buried at sea.