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Brigadier General Edwin H. Simmons, USMC (Ret.) passed away on May 5, 2007. Born and raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey, he earned a BA degree in journalism from Lehigh University and an MA from Ohio State University. Prior to accepting his commission as a Marine second lieutenant on June 12, 1942, he held an Army Reserve commission.
During World War II, he trained at Marine Corps Schools, Quantico, Va. and Camp Lejeune, N.C., prior to serving overseas with the 5th Field Depot in the South and Central Pacific. He took part in combat during the capture of Guam and later served with the 7th Service Regiment on Okinawa and in China. He was promoted to captain in January 1944 and to major in June 1949.
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