World War II Honoree

Charles E. Zimmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Flushing, New York

Honored By

John Meurs

Relationship

Dutch Historian

SERVICE NUMBER: 0-814622. PILOT WITH THE 398TH BOMB GROUP, 600TH BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944 HIS BOMBER, THE B-17 WITH SERIAL NUMBER 42-97740, WAS ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY AND HIT BY FLAK SECONDS BEFORE BOMBING. THE WHOLE CREW OF 10 BAILED OUT AND WAS TAKEN PRISONER.