On Sept. 21, 1942, from the steps of Building 12, Commanding Officer Capt. Cyril Thomas Simard read the orders and the watch was set. U.S. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island was duly commissioned. There were 212 present for the ceremony.
To honor Simard's legacy, the CNO approved NAS Whidbey Island's request to rename Building 12 as "Simard Hall." Two of Simard's granddaughters attended the official dedication on June 12, 2010.
Information provided by multiple records in Ancestry.com
Daughter is Joan (Simard) Appleby
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Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders – May '96: World War II Feature by
William B. Allmon
Midway Naval Air Station was placed in commission in August 1941. Commander Cyril T. Simard, a veteran naval pilot who had served as air officer on the carrier USS Langley and as executive officer at the San Diego Air Station, was designated the atoll's commanding officer. Along with Lt. Col. Harold D. Shannon they led the defense of Midway Island during the attack of June 4th - 6th 1942
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Thomas A Brammer (Member# 46941847)
AKC(AW) USN Ret.
To honor Simard's legacy, the CNO approved NAS Whidbey Island's request to rename Building 12 as "Simard Hall." Two of Simard's granddaughters attended the official dedication on June 12, 2010.
Information provided by multiple records in Ancestry.com
Daughter is Joan (Simard) Appleby
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders – May '96: World War II Feature by
William B. Allmon
Midway Naval Air Station was placed in commission in August 1941. Commander Cyril T. Simard, a veteran naval pilot who had served as air officer on the carrier USS Langley and as executive officer at the San Diego Air Station, was designated the atoll's commanding officer. Along with Lt. Col. Harold D. Shannon they led the defense of Midway Island during the attack of June 4th - 6th 1942
Additional info sent by:
Thomas A Brammer (Member# 46941847)
AKC(AW) USN Ret.
On Sept. 21, 1942, from the steps of Building 12, Commanding Officer Capt. Cyril Thomas Simard read the orders and the watch was set. U.S. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island was duly commissioned. There were 212 present for the ceremony.
To honor Simard's legacy, the CNO approved NAS Whidbey Island's request to rename Building 12 as "Simard Hall." Two of Simard's granddaughters attended the official dedication on June 12, 2010.
Information provided by multiple records in Ancestry.com
Daughter is Joan (Simard) Appleby
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders – May '96: World War II Feature by
William B. Allmon
Midway Naval Air Station was placed in commission in August 1941. Commander Cyril T. Simard, a veteran naval pilot who had served as air officer on the carrier USS Langley and as executive officer at the San Diego Air Station, was designated the atoll's commanding officer. Along with Lt. Col. Harold D. Shannon they led the defense of Midway Island during the attack of June 4th - 6th 1942
Additional info sent by:
Thomas A Brammer (Member# 46941847)
AKC(AW) USN Ret.
To honor Simard's legacy, the CNO approved NAS Whidbey Island's request to rename Building 12 as "Simard Hall." Two of Simard's granddaughters attended the official dedication on June 12, 2010.
Information provided by multiple records in Ancestry.com
Daughter is Joan (Simard) Appleby
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Midway Islands' Undaunted Defenders – May '96: World War II Feature by
William B. Allmon
Midway Naval Air Station was placed in commission in August 1941. Commander Cyril T. Simard, a veteran naval pilot who had served as air officer on the carrier USS Langley and as executive officer at the San Diego Air Station, was designated the atoll's commanding officer. Along with Lt. Col. Harold D. Shannon they led the defense of Midway Island during the attack of June 4th - 6th 1942
Additional info sent by:
Thomas A Brammer (Member# 46941847)
AKC(AW) USN Ret.
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