Serviceman
Edward A Zimmerman
817thHQ815th
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- Army serial number
- 34281872
- Rank
- Sgt (5 October 1943), Sgt (2 December 1943), Sgt (14 December 1943), Sgt (24 July 1944), SGT (28 October 1944), TSGT (18 January 1945), TSGT (1 March 1945), TSGT (1 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Englewood TN
- Also written
- Edward Zimmerman
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit (serial 34281872); verify
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 October 1944 | Air Medal | 4224 | SGT |
| 18 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 275 | TSGT |
| 1 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1044 | TSGT |
| 1 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 1980 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
5 entries, first 5 October 1943, last 24 July 1944; grades seen: Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-10-05 HQ: 1600 DS (HARLINGEN GUNNERY SCH HARLINGEN TEX) TO DY PER PAR 4 SO# 239 HQ HARLINGEN AAB HARLINGEN TEX* COURSE NOT SUCCESFUL
- 1943-10-26 HQ: Sgt William N. Bradley
- 1943-12-14 815th: fr fur to duty 12 Dec FLD o a CAPT IST LT 2D LT
- 1943-12-02 817th: Cp] fr duty to fur (10 das). FLD 0 a CAPT 1ST LT
- 1944-07-24 817th: fr hosp (LD) to duty
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 751, roll 453519128 p. 770, roll 458053820 p. 181, roll 458053820 p. 205, roll 481431546 p. 822
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