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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Andrew Allen 'Al' Zimmerman, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Kansas City, Missouri

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN THE AIR FORCES AT AGE 19. SERVED AS A TAIL GUNNER ABOARD B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' AND B-24 'LIBERATOR' BOMBER AIRCRAFT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER. HIS FIRST COMBAT MISSION WAS ON D-DAY, JUNE 6, 1944. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.