Floyd H Zimmer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22272 - Floyd H Zimmer - Russell, 44th BG, KIA
SSgt. Floyd Zimmer was killed in action (KIA) on 16 Feb 1943 in the B-24D, 42-40354, Snafu, while serving as Left Waist Gunner. His aircraft sustained a mid air collision with the B-24D, 41-23818, Bela / Texan II, off the coast of England near Selsey Bill, Sussex en route to the target at St. Nazaire, France. Both aircraft crashed into the English Channel, and both crews were killed. 16 Feb 43. 20 KIA.
Awards : Purple Heart, Air Medal
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Texan II - Bela - Miss Marcie Ann
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
![B-24 Liberator (serial number 40-2354) nicknamed "SNAFU" of the 44th Bomb Group Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 5 Sep 1942.' [stamp] and '219925.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse however this has been removed.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-418532.jpg.webp?itok=IEiQOkuO)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snafu
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group fly over countryside. Image stamped on reverse: 'Planet News.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 16 Feb 1943.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: '7-12 Liberator planes of U.S. Bomber Command in flight at the start of an operational patrol from their base "somewhere in England". And February 17th 1943 PN'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379113.jpg.webp?itok=PMFn3r3H)
- Date: 16 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Russwell, Iowa, USA | ||
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Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Selsey Bill, Selsey, Chichester, West Sussex PO20, UK | 16 February 1943 | SSgt. Zimmer was killed when aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with another B-24D, Bela/Texan II. Snafu. Snafu, exploded and crashed into the English Channel en-route to the target at St. Nazaire. Sgt. Zimmer's remains were never been recovered. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Lee Cunningham 22-Feb-2015. Confirmed SN and added KIA event per MACR 5095; Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; Corrected Unit connection, made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position and loss details to Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5095 & 3202 B / MACR 5095, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 79, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Lundy p. 50, The 44th BG in WWII by MacKay and Adams Appendix 4., ABMC web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
