Clayton Rogers Simmers, USN
| Born | 6 Oct 1907 | Seattle, King County, Washington, USA | |
| Died | 1 Oct 1966 | (58) |
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Warship Commands listed for Clayton Rogers Simmers, USN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| USS PC-575 (PC-575) | T/Lt.Cdr. | Patrol craft | 8 Aug 1942 | 1943 ? |
| USS Andres (DE 45) | T/Cdr. | Destroyer Escort | 15 Mar 1943 | 1 Jun 1943 (1) |
| USS Fechteler (i) (DE 157) | T/Cdr. | Destroyer Escort | 1 Jul 1943 | 1 Nov 1943 |
| USS John R. Pierce (DD 753) | T/Cdr. | Destroyer | 30 Dec 1944 | 21 May 1946 |
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Destroyer USS John R. Pierce (DD 753)
18 Jan 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. Clayton R. Simmers) departed from New York for shakedown training at Bermuda.
20 Jan 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived at Bermuda.
21 Feb 1945
With her shakedown completed USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) departed from Bermuda bound for New York.
23 Feb 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived back at New York.
9 Mar 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) departed from New York for Norfolk.
10 Mar 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived at Norfolk. She is used as a training ship for the next two / three months.
11 Jun 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.
17 Jun 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) transits the Panama Canal.
26 Jun 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived at San Diego.
30 Jun 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) departed from San Diego bound for Pearl Harbor.
6 Jul 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived at Pearl Harbor.
12 Aug 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) departed from Pearl Harbor to participate in a raid against Wake Island.
19 Aug 1945
With the raid against Wake Island cancelled due to the Japanese surrender USS John Reeves Pierce (Cdr Clayton R. Simmers) was diverted to Eniwetok arriving later same day.
26 Aug 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived at Buckner Bay, Okinawa.
11 Sep 1945
USS John R. Pierce (Cdr. C.R. Simmers) arrived at Wakayama, Honshu, Japan to participate in the occupation of mainland Japan.
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