MILITARY PERSONNEL

William Hood Simpson

1888 - 1980

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General William Hood Simpson (18 May 1888 – 15 August 1980) was a senior United States Army officer who served with distinction in both World War I and World War II. He is best known for being the commanding general of the Ninth United States Army in northwest Europe during World War II. A graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he was ranked 101st out of 103 in the class of 1909, Simpson served in the Philippines, where he participated in suppression of the Moro Rebellion, and in Mexico with the Pancho Villa Expedition in 1916. During World War I he saw active service in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive on the Western Front on the staff of the 33rd Division, for which he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal and Silver Citation Star. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hood Simpson has received more than 261,852 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hood Simpson is the 1,925th most popular military personnel, the 9,379th most popular biography from United States and the 160th most popular American Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, William Hood Simpson ranks 1,925 out of 2,058. Before him are John C. Pemberton, Joseph Dunford, James Wilkinson, Hemedti, Suheil al-Hassan, and Albert Agarunov. After him are Bipin Rawat, John Schofield, Gail Halvorsen, Arnold Jackson, Thomas C. Hart, and George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, William Hood Simpson ranks 246. Before him are Eduard Bass, Osvald Moberg, Willis Augustus Lee, Ferdinand Bie, Paul Niggli, and Joseph Pletincx. After him are Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Karl Gustafsson, Victor Schertzinger, Herbert Morrison, Alfred Braun, and George B. Seitz. Among people deceased in 1980, William Hood Simpson ranks 268. Before him are Ilie Subășeanu, Walter Kaufmann, David Marr, Domingo Acedo, Dick Haymes, and Walter Rodney. After him are Ahmet Berman, Bette Nesmith Graham, Dorothy Stratten, Nelson López, Zakaria Chihab, and John Kotelawala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Hood Simpson ranks 9,379 out of 20,380. Before him are Art Mollner (1912), James Skivring Smith (1825), Isaac Israel Hayes (1832), Ned Rorem (1923), Frank Murkowski (1933), and Roy A. Tucker (1951). After him are Julian Casablancas (1978), Rich Moore (1963), Catherine E. Coulson (1943), Hampton Fancher (1938), David Dunlap (1910), and Skip Barber (1936).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In United States

Among military personnels born in United States, William Hood Simpson ranks 160. Before him are Willis Augustus Lee (1888), Lisa Franchetti (1964), William Rosecrans (1819), John C. Pemberton (1814), Joseph Dunford (1955), and James Wilkinson (1757). After him are John Schofield (1831), Gail Halvorsen (1920), Thomas C. Hart (1877), John Sullivan (1740), Elmo Zumwalt (1920), and Lewis H. Brereton (1890).

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