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Ansel King Simpson

Ansel King Simpson

Purple Heart

Rank/Rate Pharmacist's Mate, First Class
Service Number 261 86 15
Birth Date April 19, 1916
From Abbeville, South Carolina
Decorations Purple Heart
Ship USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death December 29, 1941
Location Mariveles Bay, Philippine Islands
Circumstances Killed in attack on Canopus by heavy bombers
Remarks Ansel was born in Abbeville, South Carolina.

Photo courtesy of Julius King, Jr. and Susie New, via Angie McCord, Abbeville Post 2 American Legion member, Abbeville, South Carolina. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

 

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