Joshua Ward Motte Simmons Jr.

Graduating Class
1908

Major
Engineering

Hometown
Newberry, SC

Family
Parents: J. W. M. Simmons, Sr. and Lalla Rook Simmons

Service & Rank
Navy, Ensign

Unit
USS Osceola and USS Teal

Awards/Citations
World War I Victory Medal (Posthumous,) French Memorial Diploma (Government of France)

Date of Birth
Sep 1, 1886

Date of Death
Mar 14, 1919

Details of Death
Died of pneumonia on 14 March 1919, while in the Portsmouth Naval Hospital.

Burial Details
Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry SC.

Additional Information

Grave marker at Rosemont Cemetery, Newberry, SC