World War II Honoree

Jack Zimmerman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Gary, Indiana

Honored By

Family & Friends

HE LEFT COLLEGE TO JOIN THE ARMY AIR FORCE. AFTER EARNING HIS WINGS, SOME OF HIS FIRST ASSIGNMENTS WERE FERRYING PLANES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. FLEW HIS FIRST HELICOPTER IN TRAINING FOR WWII WHEN HASTILY CONSTRUCTED MILITARY PROTOTYPES WERE CONSIDERED AS RISKY AS THEY WERE REVOLUTIONARY. WHILE BASED IN THE PACIFIC, HE SUPPORTED MILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, IWO JIMA, OKINAWA, SAIPAN AND GUAM. RECEIVED A SOLDIER'S MEDAL FOR HIS RESCUE IN PACIFIC WATERS.