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SSGT Norbert H Zimmermann

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SSGT Norbert H Zimmermann

Birth
Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
20 Dec 1944 (aged 25)
Hünningen, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Burial
Reedsville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
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SSGT. Zimmermann, Norbert H
Service number: 36212561

Age: 25
Born: May 22, 1919, Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Hometown: Maple Grove, Wisconsin
Family:
Albert Johann Zimmermann (father)
Emilia Bertha Auguste (nee Maertz) Zimmermann (mother)
William August Edward Zimmermann (brother) 1/29/1900 - 2/20/1900
Frieda Zimmermann/Braun (sister)
Leonard Zimmermann (brother)
Raymond Fred Zimmermann (brother)
Ann E Zimmermann/Ziarnik (sister)
Albert Zimmermann (brother)
Clara H Zimmermann/Rappel (sister)
Anna R. (nee Wattawa) Zimmermann/Denor (wife)

Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Platoon Sergeant
Battalion: 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Troop C
Date of death: December 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Hünningen, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Last known duty: Hünningen, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available
Cemetery:
Old Saint John-Saint James Lutheran Cemetery
Reedsville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA

Date of enlistment: June 12, 1941, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Other information:
SSGT. Zimmermann, Norbert H
Service number: 36212561

Age: 25
Born: May 22, 1919, Maple Grove, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA
Hometown: Maple Grove, Wisconsin
Family:
Albert Johann Zimmermann (father)
Emilia Bertha Auguste (nee Maertz) Zimmermann (mother)
William August Edward Zimmermann (brother) 1/29/1900 - 2/20/1900
Frieda Zimmermann/Braun (sister)
Leonard Zimmermann (brother)
Raymond Fred Zimmermann (brother)
Ann E Zimmermann/Ziarnik (sister)
Albert Zimmermann (brother)
Clara H Zimmermann/Rappel (sister)
Anna R. (nee Wattawa) Zimmermann/Denor (wife)

Rank: Staff Sergeant
Function: Platoon Sergeant
Battalion: 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized)
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: Troop C
Date of death: December 20, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Hünningen, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Spot: Not available
Last known duty: Hünningen, Belgium
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: Not available
Cemetery:
Old Saint John-Saint James Lutheran Cemetery
Reedsville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA

Date of enlistment: June 12, 1941, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Other information:

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  • Created by: Son of the 7th
  • Added: Mar 26, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35206752/norbert_h-zimmermann: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Norbert H Zimmermann (22 May 1919–20 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35206752, citing Old Saint John-Saint James Lutheran Cemetery, Reedsville, Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Son of the 7th (contributor 47067117).