Philip John Zimmerman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-29806 21-May-43; A/C crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 16018





Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433367
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Grand Rapids, MI 22 November 1918 Son of Rachel Zimmerman.

Enlisted

Detroit, MI 20 January 1942 Detroit, Michigan

Died

North Sea 21 May 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-29806 21-May-43; A/C crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 16018

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thurleigh 21 May 1943 Assigned to 368BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16018 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database