Serviceman

Fred C Zimmerman

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number

20268733

Rank

CPL (6 September 1944), SSGT (29 November 1944)

Hometown

CATSKILL NY; Catskill, NY

Also written

Fred Zimmerman

In the book

Heroes of the 483rd, p. 117

Sources

483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

• Charles W. Jones, Jr. Crew · 840th

Missions placed on him

• mission 7, 23 April 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
• mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
• mission 109, 16 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 117)
• mission 112, 23 October 1944 · Pilsen · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew's history names Pilsen: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 117)
• mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)
• mission 204, 15 April 1945 · Nervesa · The Charles W. Jones, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 117)

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Morning reports

1 entry, first 4 November 1944, last 4 November 1944. 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.

• 1944-11-04 840th: S/SEt Above 4 O's & 5 EM fr dy to TO Tale of Capri OFFICER FLB a CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1302