Edwin H. Simmons

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Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons (1968)

Edwin Howard Simmons (born August 25, 1921 in Paulsboro , New Jersey , † May 5, 2007 in Alexandria , Virginia ) was an American brigadier general in the US Marine Corps and military writer . He has made a contribution to the development and documentation of the history of the marines.

Life

Simmons was born in a small town in New Jersey. He studied journalism at Lehigh University (BA 1942) in Bethlehem , Pennsylvania . Originally a member of the United States Army Reserve , Simmons joined the US Marine Corps as a lieutenant in 1942 and served in the Pacific War . He took part in the Battle of Guam (1944) and served in Okinawa and the Republic of China , most recently as a captain .

He was the Editor-in-Chief of the Marine Corps Gazette and attended the Amphibious Warfare School on Marine Corps Base Quantico . This was followed by the use as a major in the Korean War , where he was used during the landing at Incheon (1950) and in the battle of the Changjin Reservoir (1950). In 1951 he returned to the USA and was stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton on the Pacific coast. He studied journalism at Ohio State University (MA 1955) in Columbus and was also involved in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Command . He later served at the US Marine Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC .

From 1959 to 1960 he was a Lieutenant Colonel Marine Attaché in the US Embassy in the Dominican Republic . After that, he was promoted to colonel . From 1965 to 1966 he was G3 of III. Marine Expeditionary Force during the Vietnam War and later commanded the 9th Marine Regiment . From 1970 to 1971 he was used again, this time as Brigadier General, in the position of Deputy Commander of the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam. He was also deputy commander of the 3rd Marine Amphibious Brigade . Simmons eventually graduated from the National War College at Fort Lesley J. McNair , Washington, DC

From 1971 involved in the Marine Corps Historical Program and director of the Marine Corps History and Museum at the Department of the Navy at Headquarters Marine Corps in Washington, DC From 1978 onwards, he ran the facility as a civilian. He also supported the General Alfred M. Gray Research Center at Marine Corps University and was in close contact with military history organizations such as the Society for Military History and the United States Commission on Military History . He wrote several books on the history of operations of the Marines. He worked on the Encyclopædia Britannica and the Dictionary of American History and published in journals such as the Journal of Military History . Simmons is known as "the collective memory of the Marine Corps".

He was married and the father of four children; he was with military honors at the National Cemetery in Arlington buried, Virginia.

Awards (selection)

Military and war awards

Other civil awards

  • Navy Distinguished Civilian Service Award
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Society for Military History's Gondos Prize
  • Ohio State University's Distinguished Graduate Medallion
  • Marine Combat Correspondents Distinguished Service Award
  • Marine Corps Heritage Foundation Distinguished Service Award

Naming

  • Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons Marine Corps History Center, Gray Research Center, Marine Corps University
  • The Edwin H. Simmons Award (formerly the Victor Gondos Award), Society for Military History

Honor as a writer

Fonts (selection)

  • The United States Marines: A History (1974; 4th Edition 2002)
  • The Marines (Ed., 1987)
  • Over the Seawall: US Marines at Inchon (2000)
  • Dog Company Six (2000)
  • Frozen Chosin: US Marines at the Changjin Reservoir (2002)

literature

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Simmons, Edwin H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Simmons, Edwin Howard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American officer and military writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 25, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Paulsboro , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH May 5, 2007
Place of death Alexandria , Virginia