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ZIMMERMAN, Alton Lenker - Date of
birth
5 April 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
7025320 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
120th Infantry Regiment,
30th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
South of Hemmerden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Monroe R. Zimmerman (father)
Sovilla M. (Lenker) Zimmerman (mother)
Nora Zimmerman (sister)
Ray Zimmerman (brother)
Rudolph Zimmerman (brother)
Esther Zimmerman (sister)
Mariam Zimmerman (sister)
Fay Zimmerman (sister)
Aaron R. Zimmerman (brother)
Ruth Zimmerman (sister)
Mary E. Zimmerman (sister)
More information
Sgt Alton L. Zimmerman was a asbestos or insulation worker before he enlisted in Flushing, New York on 1 May 1940.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Astrid van Erp, Laura Phillips, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania - Church and Town Records / 1910-1920-1930-1940 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Harrisburgh Telegraph, www.oldhickory30th.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof, Jasper van Haren