Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Army |
|---|---|
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Conflict / Era | Operation Iraqi Freedom |
| Years of Service | 2007 – 2010 |
| Date of Birth | 01/21/1985 |
| Hometown | Leesburg, OH |
| Awards | Army Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Army Good Conduct Medal; Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Armed Forces Service Medal;, Army Service Ribbon; Army Overseas Service Ribbon; Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon |
| Monument Paver | Section C |
| Source | No DD-214 recorded in Union County Recorders Office as of 06/03/2008; Veteran data form submitted by Ray Zimmerman |
Overseas service: Baghdad, Iraq; Kuwait. Church: Mount Vernon Church of the Nazarene. School: North Union Local Schools. Enlisted 12/2002; assigned to 758th Maintenance Company, United States Army Reserves, Whitehall, Ohio; deployed to Iraq in 2006; based at Anaconda, outside Baghdad; responsible for soldiers making repairs to assault vehicles damaged by roadside bombs; developed a prototype device for assault vehicles to aid soldiers in escaping from damaged vehicles; device was successful and ultimately installed on all assault vehicles in the Iraq theater of operation; grandson of Morris Ray Zimmerman, Navy, World War II; brother to Brent Matthew Zimmerman, Ohio Army National Guard
Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument