Zimmer, Sgt. Thomas E., U.S. Army Thomas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in January of 1931 and attended Kosciusko High School. He Enlisted in the U.S. Army July 15, 1948, at the age of 17 and served our nation in the Korean War. He was a member of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, APO 7. Sgt. Zimmer was listed as Missing in Action December 6, 1950, while fighting the enemy along the eastern shore of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea at the age of 19 years. In August and September 2004, a joint U.S. and Korean People's Army recovery team conducted a Joint Recovery Operation in the vicinity of the East Chosin Reservoir, where Sgt. Zimmer went missing. His remains were identified on August 12, 2016.
Though Korean War hostilities lasted only three years, the "Forgotten War" has never really ended. By the time of the 1953 armistice, 1.9 million Americans had served in the conflict and 37,000 of them never came home. "We will never forget you." Sgt. Zimmer was awarded the following medals: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal and Triple Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Army of Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation World War II Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Presidential Unit Citation. Thomas is the son of both the late Henry and Nora Zimmer, brother of the late Harry and the late Norman.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Visitation Saturday, September 30, at the Rozga-Walloch Funeral Home from 10:00-11:30 AM with Funeral Services at 11:30 AM followed by procession to Arlington Park Cemetery for Committal Service and Full Military Honors.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Contributor - Bob
Though Korean War hostilities lasted only three years, the "Forgotten War" has never really ended. By the time of the 1953 armistice, 1.9 million Americans had served in the conflict and 37,000 of them never came home. "We will never forget you." Sgt. Zimmer was awarded the following medals: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal and Triple Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Army of Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation World War II Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Presidential Unit Citation. Thomas is the son of both the late Henry and Nora Zimmer, brother of the late Harry and the late Norman.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Visitation Saturday, September 30, at the Rozga-Walloch Funeral Home from 10:00-11:30 AM with Funeral Services at 11:30 AM followed by procession to Arlington Park Cemetery for Committal Service and Full Military Honors.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Contributor - Bob
Zimmer, Sgt. Thomas E., U.S. Army Thomas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in January of 1931 and attended Kosciusko High School. He Enlisted in the U.S. Army July 15, 1948, at the age of 17 and served our nation in the Korean War. He was a member of Battery A, 57th Field Artillery Battalion, 31st Regimental Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, APO 7. Sgt. Zimmer was listed as Missing in Action December 6, 1950, while fighting the enemy along the eastern shore of the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea at the age of 19 years. In August and September 2004, a joint U.S. and Korean People's Army recovery team conducted a Joint Recovery Operation in the vicinity of the East Chosin Reservoir, where Sgt. Zimmer went missing. His remains were identified on August 12, 2016.
Though Korean War hostilities lasted only three years, the "Forgotten War" has never really ended. By the time of the 1953 armistice, 1.9 million Americans had served in the conflict and 37,000 of them never came home. "We will never forget you." Sgt. Zimmer was awarded the following medals: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal and Triple Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Army of Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation World War II Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Presidential Unit Citation. Thomas is the son of both the late Henry and Nora Zimmer, brother of the late Harry and the late Norman.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Visitation Saturday, September 30, at the Rozga-Walloch Funeral Home from 10:00-11:30 AM with Funeral Services at 11:30 AM followed by procession to Arlington Park Cemetery for Committal Service and Full Military Honors.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Contributor - Bob
Though Korean War hostilities lasted only three years, the "Forgotten War" has never really ended. By the time of the 1953 armistice, 1.9 million Americans had served in the conflict and 37,000 of them never came home. "We will never forget you." Sgt. Zimmer was awarded the following medals: Purple Heart, Korean Service Medal and Triple Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, Army of Good Conduct Medal, Army of Occupation World War II Medal, Republic of Korea War Service Medal, Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation and Navy Presidential Unit Citation. Thomas is the son of both the late Henry and Nora Zimmer, brother of the late Harry and the late Norman.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Visitation Saturday, September 30, at the Rozga-Walloch Funeral Home from 10:00-11:30 AM with Funeral Services at 11:30 AM followed by procession to Arlington Park Cemetery for Committal Service and Full Military Honors.
Published in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from Sept. 17 to Sept. 24, 2017
Contributor - Bob
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