Roll of Honor

Midshipmen entering the gates of Columbia University, circa 1943.


Conrad Christopher Simmons

  • School: Columbia College
  • Class Year: 1921
  • War: World War II
  • Date of Death: June 24, 1944

Lieutenant Colonel Conrad Christopher Simmons, 1st Battalion, 8th Regiment, 4th Division, 1st Army, U.S. Army, was killed in action in Normandy, June 24, 1944. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his gallantry, as well as the Combat Infantryman's Badge for his exemplary conduct in action on June 6, 1944, the start of the Normandy invasion.

Conrad Christopher Simmons

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