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August 15, 1980 (92 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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William Hood Simpson
General William Hood Simpson was a senior United States Army officer who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II. He is best known for being the Commanding General of the Ninth United States Army in northwest Europe during World War II. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he was ranked 101st out of 103 in the class of 1909, Simpson served in the Philippines, where he participated in suppression of the Moro Rebellion, and in Mexico with the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916. During World War I he saw active service in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on the Western Front on the staff of the 33rd Division, for which he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Citation Star. Between the wars he served on staff postings, attended the Command and General Staff College and the Army War College, and commanded the 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment.
BornMay 18, 1888, Weatherford, Texas, United States
DiedAugust 15, 1980, San Antonio, Texas, United States
Buried atArlington National Cemetery, Virginia, United States
Years of service1909–1946
RankGeneral
Service numberO-2645
UnitInfantry Branch
Commands held3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division, 30th Infantry Division, XII Corps, Fourth Army, Ninth Army, Second Army
Battles/warsPhilippine–American War:Moro Rebellion, Pancho Villa Expedition, World War I:Meuse-Argonne Offensive, World War II:Battle for Brest, Rhineland, Central Europe, China Burma India Theater

About William Hood Simpson

War Hero William Hood Simpson was born in Texas, United States on May 19, 1888. He dies at the age of 92, on August 15, 1980.

In WWII, he was the commander of the Ninth Army, which broke the Siegfried Line in 1944.

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William Hood Simpson before becoming famous

William Hood Simpson was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1888 is also the year of Rat (鼠) in the Chinese Zodiac.

During WWI, he was a member of the 33rd division.

Achievement of William Hood Simpson

He took part in the Battle of the Bulge and led the ninth army across the Elbe, becoming the first American army to do it.

William Hood Simpson's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Ruth K. Simpson was his wife.

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As a member of War Hero Omar Bradley's 12th Army Group, he was chosen.

Omar Bradley (1893 - 1981) (War Hero)
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