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202 Yale University Obituary Record
College (baseball team Sophomore year; football team Senior year; on glee
club), member Christ Church (Episcopal), Manhasset.
Married May 26,1943, in Riverside, Cahf, Dorothy Louise Davis (B.A.
East Carolina Teachers Coll. 1941), daughter of Aaron Heide and Medola
Elcort (Shepard) Davis Daughter Bilhe Louise (born June 18, 1945).
Inducted into Army of the United States April 9, 1942; a musician in
Special Service Fort Dix, May-June, Fort Du Pont, June-July, and Fort
Miles, July-December; transferred to Coast Artillery; attended Officer
Candidate School, Camp Davis, December, 1942-March, 1943; commissioned Second Lieutenant March 4,1943, promoted First Lieutenant February 16, 1945; assigned to 797th Coast Artdlery Battalion (anti-aircraft)
as artillery officer S-3 and platoon leader; stationed at Camp Haan April,
1943-March, 1944, anc- June-October, 1944; on maneuvers at Camp
Ervm summer 1943; at Camp Cook March-June, 1944; transferred to Infantry, and received training at Fort Benning October-December and
Camp Croft December, 1944-February, 1945; sent overseas from Fort
George G. Meade February, 1945, arriving in France March 6; assigned to
Company E, 317th Infantry, 80th Division, Third Army.
Lieutenant Simmons was instantly killed by small-arms fire while leading his men in an attack on enemy positions. Buried in U.S. Military
Cemetery No. 1, Stromberg, Germany. Survived by wife, daughter,
parents, and a brother, Robert Kendnck Simmons, A.U.S.
Robert Emmett Stevenson, B.A. 1942.
Born March 21, 1921, in Woodcliff, N.J.
Died July 7, 1944, on Satpan, in the Marianas Islands.
Father, John Dodd Stevenson (B.A. New York Univ. 1915), treasurer
Fashion Park Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N.Y.; son of John
Thomas and Rosanna T (Lilhs) Stevenson. Mother, Augusta Dolores
(Ehser) Stevenson; daughter of August Frederick and Magdalene
(Stocker) Ehser'
Allendale School, Rochester, and Phillips-Exeter. Freshman Boxing
Team, winner boxing tournament 1939; member Branford College (football team three years) and Chi Psi.
Member St. John's Church (Roman Catholic), Rochester. Unmarried.
Enlisted as private (1st class), 7th Candidates Class, U.S. Manne Corps,
May 11, 1942; commissioned Second Lieutenant July 18, 1942; attended
Tenth Reserve Officers School July-September, 1942; assigned to Company C, 3d Tank Battalion, 23d Marines, Camp Lejeune, September,
1942-March, 1943 (platoon leader); executive officer Company A, 4th
Tank Battalion, May-July, 1943, and of Company A at Camp Lejeune and
Camp Pendleton July-November, 1943; company commander Company
| Title | Yb 65, Obituary Records of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Years 1940-1945 |
| Creator | Yale University |
| Place of Publication | New Haven, Connecticut (Conn.) |
| Date | 1940-1945 |
| Call Number | Yb 65 |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Yale University -- Biography |
| Type | Periodical |
| Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3036259 |
| Repository | Manuscripts and Archives |
| Repository URL | http://www.library.yale.edu/mssa |
| Series | Bulletin of Yale University |
| Title | Page 202 |
| Transcript | 202 Yale University Obituary Record College (baseball team Sophomore year; football team Senior year; on glee club), member Christ Church (Episcopal), Manhasset. Married May 26,1943, in Riverside, Cahf, Dorothy Louise Davis (B.A. East Carolina Teachers Coll. 1941), daughter of Aaron Heide and Medola Elcort (Shepard) Davis Daughter Bilhe Louise (born June 18, 1945). Inducted into Army of the United States April 9, 1942; a musician in Special Service Fort Dix, May-June, Fort Du Pont, June-July, and Fort Miles, July-December; transferred to Coast Artillery; attended Officer Candidate School, Camp Davis, December, 1942-March, 1943; commissioned Second Lieutenant March 4,1943, promoted First Lieutenant February 16, 1945; assigned to 797th Coast Artdlery Battalion (anti-aircraft) as artillery officer S-3 and platoon leader; stationed at Camp Haan April, 1943-March, 1944, anc- June-October, 1944; on maneuvers at Camp Ervm summer 1943; at Camp Cook March-June, 1944; transferred to Infantry, and received training at Fort Benning October-December and Camp Croft December, 1944-February, 1945; sent overseas from Fort George G. Meade February, 1945, arriving in France March 6; assigned to Company E, 317th Infantry, 80th Division, Third Army. Lieutenant Simmons was instantly killed by small-arms fire while leading his men in an attack on enemy positions. Buried in U.S. Military Cemetery No. 1, Stromberg, Germany. Survived by wife, daughter, parents, and a brother, Robert Kendnck Simmons, A.U.S. Robert Emmett Stevenson, B.A. 1942. Born March 21, 1921, in Woodcliff, N.J. Died July 7, 1944, on Satpan, in the Marianas Islands. Father, John Dodd Stevenson (B.A. New York Univ. 1915), treasurer Fashion Park Manufacturing Company, Rochester, N.Y.; son of John Thomas and Rosanna T (Lilhs) Stevenson. Mother, Augusta Dolores (Ehser) Stevenson; daughter of August Frederick and Magdalene (Stocker) Ehser' Allendale School, Rochester, and Phillips-Exeter. Freshman Boxing Team, winner boxing tournament 1939; member Branford College (football team three years) and Chi Psi. Member St. John's Church (Roman Catholic), Rochester. Unmarried. Enlisted as private (1st class), 7th Candidates Class, U.S. Manne Corps, May 11, 1942; commissioned Second Lieutenant July 18, 1942; attended Tenth Reserve Officers School July-September, 1942; assigned to Company C, 3d Tank Battalion, 23d Marines, Camp Lejeune, September, 1942-March, 1943 (platoon leader); executive officer Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, May-July, 1943, and of Company A at Camp Lejeune and Camp Pendleton July-November, 1943; company commander Company |