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‘Memory of the Corps’ dies at 85
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/2007/05/marine_simmons_obit_070512/

{EXCERPT} , By Philip Ewing - Staff writer Posted : Monday May 14, 2007 10:43:55 EDT

Retired Brig. Gen. Edwin H. Simmons, a historian who was called “the collective memory of the Marine Corps,” died May 5 of heart disease at his home in Alexandria, Va.

He was 85.

Simmons, director emeritus of Marine Corps History and Museums, was author of its official history and several other books about the exploits of leathernecks through the ages, and also a heavily decorated combat vet.

“Both his military and historical careers probably are going to be very hard to repeat,” said Charles Melson, chief historian of the Marine Corps, who described himself as a disciple of Simmons in and out of uniform. Melson called Simmons the “collective memory of the Marine Corps,” someone other general officers consulted for his vast knowledge and experience.

Born in 1921, Simmons was commissioned in 1942.

His many uniformed exploits included fighting on Guam during World War II; landing at Inchon and participating in the Chosin Reservoir campaign during the Korean

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