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ZIMMERMAN, Rhinehart Leroy - Date of
birth
30 April 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Rainier, Columbia County, Oregon -
Hometown
Apiary, Columbia County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39314852 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Wiltz, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 22 |
Immediate family
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Members
Kristian Zimmerman (father)
Alvina (Webber) Zimmerman (mother)
Olga Zimmerman (sister)
Rosie A. Zimmerman (sister)
Della Zimmerman (sister)
Samuel G. Zimmerman (brother)
Gertrude A. Zimmerman (sister)
Harold A. Zimmerman (brother)
More information
Cpl Rhinehart L. Zimmerman attended Rainier Union High School for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 13 August 1942.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Welke Haner Family Gedmatch / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Cheryl Miller, www.fold3.com – 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com – Joyce Guasch