Howard Simmons Jr.

Howard was born in 1920, in Fargo, North Dakota. His father was Howard Simmons Sr., and his mother was Edna Simmons. Howard attended Washington State College from 1939-1943. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Science in Agriculture, specializing in Dairy Manufacturing. On January 31st, 1943, he married Gwendolyn “Elsie” Weiser at the First Presbyterian Church of Puyallup. Elsie was also a student at WSC, and after their wedding, the couple returned to Pullman to finish Howard’s final year. Howard enlisted in April of 1943, just one month before his graduation at WSC. He was a Sergeant in the 114th Infantry as well as the 44th Division. He was killed in action on November 23, 1944, in Strasbourg, France.