Sheldon served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24H "Paper Doll" #42-7691, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Sheldon was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Bucharest, Romania during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122191
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7691:
Bosch, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, New York
Garrison, Richard Q ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
Goldberg, Alvin M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
LaPierre, Antonio ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Post, James E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, New York
Richardson, Raymond R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Indiana
Zimmerman, Sheldon J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Sheldon was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Bucharest, Romania during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122191
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7691:
Bosch, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, New York
Garrison, Richard Q ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
Goldberg, Alvin M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
LaPierre, Antonio ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Post, James E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, New York
Richardson, Raymond R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Indiana
Zimmerman, Sheldon J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Sheldon served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24H "Paper Doll" #42-7691, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Sheldon was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Bucharest, Romania during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122191
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7691:
Bosch, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, New York
Garrison, Richard Q ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
Goldberg, Alvin M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
LaPierre, Antonio ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Post, James E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, New York
Richardson, Raymond R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Indiana
Zimmerman, Sheldon J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 2, 1942 at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Sheldon was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was hit by enemy flak and crashed near Bucharest, Romania during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11122191
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Airmen who perished on B-24H #42-7691:
Bosch, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, New York
Garrison, Richard Q ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, North Carolina
Goldberg, Alvin M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
LaPierre, Antonio ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Maine
Post, James E ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, New York
Richardson, Raymond R ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Indiana
Zimmerman, Sheldon J ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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