There he commanded Company D during the assault upon the San Juan Blockhouse in the Battle of San Juan Hill and during the Siege of Santiago .
Simmons and the 16th Infantry arrived in Cuba 23 June 1898 .
There Simmons commanded Company D during the assault upon the San Juan Blockhouse in the Battle of San Juan Hill and during the Siege of Santiago .
Simmons and the 16th Infantry arrived in Cuba 23 June 1898 .