Kasper Kermon Simms
Staff Sergeant, Army
Born: May 3, 1923
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Entered: March 24, 1943
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: September 12, 1944
Died In: near Ottersleben, Germany
Hometown: Grayson County, VA
Entered: March 24, 1943
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: September 12, 1944
Died In: near Ottersleben, Germany
SSG Simms served with the 860th Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group as tail gunner. He was killed on September 12, 1944 when the B-17 # 4338308 Flying Fortress was shot down near Ottersleben, Germany.
