SGT. Rush, Simeon Howard
Service number: 14095074
Age: 38
Born: August 1, 1906, Lake, Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Hometown: Scott County, Mississippi
Family:
John Vance Rush (father)
Dora Lee (nee Russum) Rush (mother)
James Reese Rush (brother)
Simeon Howard Rush (brother)
Martin Terrel Rush (brother)
Eva (nee Mauerine) Rush (wife)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: October 2, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: 3 miles North West of Overloon, Netherlands QE7831
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Gravenumber: Plot C, Row 4, Grave 7
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: February 25, 1942, Jackson Mississippi
Other information:
SGT. Simeon H. Rush first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block G, Row 6, Grave 109.
Service number: 14095074
Age: 38
Born: August 1, 1906, Lake, Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Hometown: Scott County, Mississippi
Family:
John Vance Rush (father)
Dora Lee (nee Russum) Rush (mother)
James Reese Rush (brother)
Simeon Howard Rush (brother)
Martin Terrel Rush (brother)
Eva (nee Mauerine) Rush (wife)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: October 2, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: 3 miles North West of Overloon, Netherlands QE7831
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Gravenumber: Plot C, Row 4, Grave 7
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: February 25, 1942, Jackson Mississippi
Other information:
SGT. Simeon H. Rush first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block G, Row 6, Grave 109.
SGT. Rush, Simeon Howard
Service number: 14095074
Age: 38
Born: August 1, 1906, Lake, Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Hometown: Scott County, Mississippi
Family:
John Vance Rush (father)
Dora Lee (nee Russum) Rush (mother)
James Reese Rush (brother)
Simeon Howard Rush (brother)
Martin Terrel Rush (brother)
Eva (nee Mauerine) Rush (wife)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: October 2, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: 3 miles North West of Overloon, Netherlands QE7831
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Gravenumber: Plot C, Row 4, Grave 7
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: February 25, 1942, Jackson Mississippi
Other information:
SGT. Simeon H. Rush first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block G, Row 6, Grave 109.
Service number: 14095074
Age: 38
Born: August 1, 1906, Lake, Scott County, Mississippi, USA
Hometown: Scott County, Mississippi
Family:
John Vance Rush (father)
Dora Lee (nee Russum) Rush (mother)
James Reese Rush (brother)
Simeon Howard Rush (brother)
Martin Terrel Rush (brother)
Eva (nee Mauerine) Rush (wife)
Rank: Sergeant
Function: Squad Leader
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: C Company
Date of death: October 2, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: 3 miles North West of Overloon, Netherlands QE7831
Awards / Commendations
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Gravenumber: Plot C, Row 4, Grave 7
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: February 25, 1942, Jackson Mississippi
Other information:
SGT. Simeon H. Rush first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Block G, Row 6, Grave 109.
Inscription
SGT 48 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV MISSISSIPPI
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Mississippi
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