Maj.
Richard
King
Zimmerman
Born in Saint Clairsville, Belmont, Ohio, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Patricia Helen (Vandermark) Zimmerman
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 31
in Bình Dương, Vietnam
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Oct 2010
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Maj. Richard Zimmerman was Killed in Action during The Vietnam War.
Biography
Major Richard K. Zimmerman was the pilot of a US Army low observation helicopter, OH-6A, co-piloted by Lt. David Earl Taylor, on January 20, 1969. They were flying a mission in The Iron Triangle when they crashed. The mission and crash are described here.
Major Zimmerman is interred at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Eastwood, Michigan. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 23 December 2017), memorial page for MAJ Richard King Zimmerman (24 Jun 1937–20 Jan 1969), Find A Grave Memorial no. 65099216, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Eastwood, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by ambs (contributor 46814643) .Find A Grave: Memorial #65099216
See also:
- "Two Michigan Men Die In Vietnam," The Ironwood Daily Globe 25 Jan 1969: 1. Print.
- "United States Casualties of the Vietnam War, 1956-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXZH-9KB : 12 December 2014), Richard King Zimmerman, NARA NAID 306742, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- Wall of Heroes
- Army Air crews.
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