Serviceman
William E Zimpfer
840th817th
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- Army serial number
- 33835701
- Rank
- Cpl (13 November 1944), SGT (3 January 1945), SGT (7 March 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- HELLERTOWN PA; Hellertown PA; Hellertown, PA
- Also written
- William Zimpfer
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 121
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Flags. morning-report entries attached by surname+unit+initial (serial 33835701); verify
Crews
- Clarence M. Keen, Jr. Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 1945 | Air Medal | 72 | SGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1231 | SGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2897 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 13 November 1944, last 1 December 1944; grades seen: Cpl. 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.
- 1944-12-01 817th: KENNETH P BISHOP Major, Air Corps Adjutant OFFICIAL:
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1322, roll 579002584 p. 3644
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