William Hood Simpson - Hood Family Cemetery - Aledo, TX
N 32° 42.757 W 097° 37.899
14S E 628243 N 3620255
A memorial to General William Hood Simpson serves as a cenotaph in the Hood Family Cemetery, Aledo, TX.
Waymark Code: WMNEQD
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2015
Views: 3
General Simpson was the grandson of A.J. Hood, referenced on a Texas Historical Marker here:
South Carolina native A.J. Hood (b. 1820) migrated to Cherokee County, Texas, about 1846. Ten years later, after representing that area during two terms of the state legislature, he moved his family here. Hood opened a law office in Weatherford (11 mi. NW) and later served as district judge. This family cemetery was first used in 1865 for the burial of Hood's wife Elizabeth (McEwen) (b. 1827). Located on land near their original home, this site was her choice for the construction of a future house. Her grave is marked with a stone from the nearby creek.
General Simpson's gray, granite memorial could easily be mistaken for a grave marker, given its shape and size. It has text on both sides:
In Memory of
William Hood Simpson
General, United States Amy
Born Weatherford, Texas, May 19, 1888
Died San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 15, 1980
Son of Edward James Simpson
and Elizabeth Hood Simpson
Married Ruth Krakauer
on Dec. 24, 1921
Born. Aug 22, 1892
Died Feb. 25, 1971
Jointly Interred in Sect. 30, Grave 395
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, VA
[Emblem of the Ninth Army]
[Reverse]
[Emblem of the Ninth Army]
Ninth Army
Gen. William Hood Simpson
1909 - West Point, 2nd Lieutenant, Infantry, U.S. Army
1910-12 - Expeditions against hostile Moros, Mindanao, Philippine Islands
1916 - Punitive expedition against Pancho Villa, Mexico
1917 - World War I, 33rd Division, Argonne and Luxembourg
1941-43 - World War II, Major General, 35th and 30th Infantry, XII Army Corps, Lieutenant General, Fourth Army
1944-45 - World War II, Commanding General, Ninth Army in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland, Germany
1946 - Retired after 41 years active duty, promoted to full General
United States Decorations
World War I
Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star
World War II
Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star
Foreign Decorations
World War I
Legion of Honor, Croix de Guerre
World War II
Knight of the British Empire
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Entrance fees (if it applies): None
Type of memorial: Monument
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