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2LT Roy E. Nimmo

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2LT Roy E. Nimmo Veteran

Birth
Death
6 Feb 1945 (aged 23)
Germany
Burial
Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Lt. Roy E. Nimmo was born in Grand Tower in 1921 and have lived there all his life. His siblings include Frankie Nimmo, Laverne Nimmo, Mrs. Peggy Qualls, Miss Phyllis Bridgeman, and Miss Mildred Bridgeman, all of Grand Tower. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Emma (Ellet) Nimmo Bridgeman and Harry Bridgeman. His father, Roy E. Nimmo, preceded him in death in 1930.

Prior to entering service November 23, 1942, Lt. Nimmo was employed on the U. S. Dredge Grafton.He leaves a son, James Eugene Nimmo.

The remains of Lt. Nimmo, killed in action on February 6, 1945 in Germany, will be returned to Grand Tower for burial Sunday. He had been overseas since September 6, 1944.

Source: Unidentified article dated February 28, 1945 on file at the Jackson County Historical Society and Southern Illinoisan, Thursday, September 1, 1950
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NIMMO, Roy E.,
WWII, Lt., Army, 413 Inf 104 Div,
d. 6 Feb 1945
Lt. Roy E. Nimmo was born in Grand Tower in 1921 and have lived there all his life. His siblings include Frankie Nimmo, Laverne Nimmo, Mrs. Peggy Qualls, Miss Phyllis Bridgeman, and Miss Mildred Bridgeman, all of Grand Tower. He is survived by his mother and step-father, Emma (Ellet) Nimmo Bridgeman and Harry Bridgeman. His father, Roy E. Nimmo, preceded him in death in 1930.

Prior to entering service November 23, 1942, Lt. Nimmo was employed on the U. S. Dredge Grafton.He leaves a son, James Eugene Nimmo.

The remains of Lt. Nimmo, killed in action on February 6, 1945 in Germany, will be returned to Grand Tower for burial Sunday. He had been overseas since September 6, 1944.

Source: Unidentified article dated February 28, 1945 on file at the Jackson County Historical Society and Southern Illinoisan, Thursday, September 1, 1950
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NIMMO, Roy E.,
WWII, Lt., Army, 413 Inf 104 Div,
d. 6 Feb 1945


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  • Maintained by: Diane Anderson
  • Originally Created by: Bev
  • Added: Jul 13, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9093795/roy_e-nimmo: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Roy E. Nimmo (21 Nov 1921–6 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9093795, citing Walker Hill Cemetery, Grand Tower, Jackson County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Diane Anderson (contributor 47468916).