Serviceman
William E Zimpfer
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- Army serial number
- 33835701
- Rank
- Cpl (13 November 1944), SGT (3 January 1945), SGT (7 March 1945), SSGT (30 April 1945)
- Hometown
- HELLERTOWN PA; Hellertown PA; Hellertown, PA
- Also written
- William Zimpfer
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 121
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Clarence M. Keen, Jr. Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 133, 7 December 1944 · Salzburg · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 121)
- mission 135, 11 December 1944 · Moosbierbaum · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 136, 12 December 1944 · Blechhammer South · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Blechhammer South: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 137, 17 December 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Blechhammer North: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 139, 19 December 1944 · Blechhammer North · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Blechhammer North: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 144, 28 December 1944 · Regensburg · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 121)
- mission 152, 31 January 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 156, 9 February 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 172, 1 March 1945 · Moosbierbaum · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Moosbierbaum: one of 4 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 179, 13 March 1945 · Regensburg · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 121)
- mission 185, 21 March 1945 · Vienna, Vösendorf · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 121)
- mission 198, 8 April 1945 · Campodazzo · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Campodazzo: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 210, 20 April 1945 · Fortezza · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew's history names Fortezza: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 121)
- mission 214, 25 April 1945 · Linz · The Clarence M. Keen, Jr. crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 121)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 January 1945 | Air Medal | 72 | SGT |
| 7 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1231 | SGT |
| 30 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2897 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
2 entries, first 13 November 1944, last 1 December 1944; grades seen: Cpl. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-12-01 817th: KENNETH P BISHOP Major, Air Corps Adjutant OFFICIAL:
National Archives pages: roll 576476048 p. 1322, roll 579002584 p. 3644
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