Timeline
Jan 1, 1924
Texas
Birth- Nov 15, 1924
Center, Shelby County, Texas
Birth- Nov 15, 1924
Center, Shelby County, Texas
1939 - 1945World War II- Ages: 20 - 18 years
Army Serial Number
18232831
Army Component
Reserves - exclusive of Regular Army Reserve and Officers of the Officers Reserve Corps on active duty under the Thomason Act (Officers and Enlisted Men -- O.R.C. and E.R.C., and Nurses-Reserve Status)
Branch
Army
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Army Branch
Air Corps
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Branch
Army Air Forces
Service Number
O832931
Unit
404 Fighter Group, 507 Fighter Squadron, APO 595, New York, New York.
Enlistment- Feb 23, 1943-Age: 18 years
San Antonio Texas
Casualty- Mar 14, 1945-Age: 20 years
P-47 Fighter Crash
Germany
Death- Mar 14, 1945-Age: 20 years
Death- Mar 14, 1945-Age: 20 years
P-47 Fighter Crash
Liebenscheid, Westerwaldkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Burial
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium
Other Facts
Race Or Ethnicity
White
Residence
Shelby County, Texas
Level Of Education
1 year of college
Full Name
Ben Maurice Simon
Full Name
Ben M Simon
Source Information
0295
3.17
Also Known As
Ben
Father
Meyer Benjamin Simon (1891-1978) WW I Veteran
Full Name
Benjamin Maurice Simon
Mother
Ona Elizabeth Alford Simon (1899-1974)
Sibling
Gloria Ann Simon Jones (1928-2016)
