Arthur D. Simons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetArthur D. Simons
United States Army officer
Date of Birth: 28-Jun-1918
Place of Birth: New York, United States
Date of Death: 21-May-1979
Profession: military personnel
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Arthur D. Simons
- Arthur D.
- "Bull" Simons (June 28, 1918 – May 21, 1979) was a United States Army Special Forces colonel best known for leading the Son Tây raid, an attempted rescue of U.S.
- prisoners of war during the Vietnam War from a North Vietnamese prison at Son Tây. Although serving 30 years as an officer spanning three wars, Simons was deemed not to fit the "career mold" for a general officer and did not rise above the rank of colonel.
- An Air Force officer who helped plan and execute the Son Tây raid wrote of Simons: "He was not out to make a name for himself; he was there to do his duty.
- He did not attend all the professional advancement schools and did not cultivate any sponsors for his career.
- He just answered every call because it was the right thing for an American soldier to do."
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