The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Ernest Vilas Simonson
Rank
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Date of Death
May 25, 1951
Private First Class Simonson was a member of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Hoengsong, South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner at Chongsong, North Korea on May 25, 1951.