World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Chester R. Zimmerman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hallett, Pawnee County, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT ALBUQUERQUE ARMY AIR FIELD, NEW MEXICO; ROSWELL ARMY AIR FIELD, NEW MEXICO; AND JEFFERSON BARRACKS AT BARNHART, MISSOURI. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AT GREAT ASHFIELD, SUFFOLK, ENGLAND (AAF STATION 155) WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE DURING THE WAR. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945 WITH THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.