John Adam Simpson

Graduating Class
1915

Major
Agriculture

Activities at Clemson
Calhoun Literary Society; YMCA; Agricultural Society; Clean Sleeve Club

Hometown
Chester, SC

Family
Parents: John Millen and Rachel Elizabeth Dunbar Simpson

Service & Rank
Army, Private

Unit
4th Battery, Field Artillery, September Replacement Draft, American Expeditionary Force

Date of Birth
Jan 23, 1893

Date of Death
Sep 30, 1918

Details of Death
Killed in Action in the sinking of the Ticonderoga, 1700 miles off the East Coast. Attacked by a German U-boat that fired 40 shots at the transport.

Burial Details
Memorial marker at Suresnes American Cemetery