Leland L. Zimmerman
| Post War Address: | 605 1/2 Bertch, Waterloo, Iowa |
| Entered Service: | November 15, 1942 |
| Branch of Service: | Air Corps |
| Trained: | Santa Ana, California; Taft, California; Oxnard, California; Marfa, Texas; Hobbs, New Mexico; Salt Lake City, Utah; Dalhart, Texas; Kearney, Nebraska; Miami Beach, Florida; Columbus, Ohio; Sioux City, Iowa. |
| Embarkation: | May 15, 1944 |
| Theatre of Operation: | African-Middle Eastern |
| Engagements: | Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes |
| Awarded: | Air Medal, Distinquished Flying Cross |
| Returned to US | February 1, 1945 |
| Discharged: | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, Aug. 21, 1945 |
| Rank: | First Lieutenant |
| Served: | 34 months |
| Post War Occupation: | Schoolteacher |
| Wife: | Mrs. Darleen Zimmerman |
Source: Service Record Book of Men & Women World War II, Meservey, Iowa, p. 24 (photo included)
Leland Lemke Zimmerman was born Dec. 23, 1919 to Victor and Amelia Lemke Zimmerman. He died Mar. 17, 1997 in FL.
Lt. Zimmerman served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II with the 398th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in the European Theater of Operations as the pilot of a B-17 Flying Fortress. He was awarded the Air Medal.
Source: ancestry.com
