- Branch of Service
- Army
- Rank
- E-4
- Unit
- Detachment 1, C Company, 1/148th Infantry, Ohio Army National Guard; Detachment 1, C Battery, 2/300th Field Artillery, Wyoming National Guard; Headquarters, 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
- Conflict / Era
- Served during peacetime
- Years of Service
- 1996 – 2002; re-enlisted 2008
- Date of Birth
- 10/22/1978
- Hometown
- Leesburg, OH
- Awards & Decorations
- Army Service Ribbon; Sharpshooter Badge (grenade, rifle)
- Monument Paver
- Yes — Section C
- Guard Service
- 1996 – 2002; re-enlisted 2008
- Township (entering service)
- Leesburg
- Township (current / at death)
- UNKNOWN
- Church
- Mount Vernon Church of the Nazarene
- School
- North Union Local Schools
- Record Authenticated
- No
Biography
Church: Mount Vernon Church of the Nazarene. School: North Union Local Schools. Served in Ohio Army National Guard, 1996-1999; served in Wyoming National Guard, 2000-2002; re-enlisted in Ohio Army National Guard, 2008, as a Specialist in the Military Police; grandson of Morris Ray Zimmerman, Navy, World War II; brother to Jonathan David Zimmerman, Army, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Source: DD-214, Union County Recorder's Office, Vol. 15, p. 287; veteran data form submitted by Ray Zimmerman