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DAVID ERVIN ZIMMERMAN
Chief Warrant Officer 2 · U.S. Army
July 23, 1948 – July 28, 1970
Service recordDavid Ervin Zimmerman, of Stockton, California, served as a Chief Warrant Officer 2 in the U.S. Army. He died on July 28, 1970, in Long Khanh Province, South Vietnam, at age 22. His name is inscribed on Panel 8W, Line 64 of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
On the Wall
Panel 8W · Line 64
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Service
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2)
- Service
- Reserve / National Guard
- Occupation
- Attack Helicopter Pilot (100E)
- Unit (as recorded)
- 1 CAV DIV AIRMOBILE
- Born
- July 23, 1948
- Home of record
- Stockton, California (San Joaquin County)
Casualty
- Date of death
- July 28, 1970
- Age
- 22
- Province
- Long Khanh
- Country
- South Vietnam
- Casualty type
- Non-hostile
- Category
- Accident
- Circumstance
- Helicopter Crash — crew
Context · from the records
What was happening
19 names on the Wall carry the date July 28, 1970; two of them were lost in Long Khanh Province. In July 1970, 495 Americans whose names are on the Wall died in the war.
The 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), his unit in the record, lost 52 of its members that month.
Also on Panel 8W, Line 64
- GERALD MICHAEL VETRANOStaff Sergeant · July 28, 1970
- TIMOTHY ALLEN WHITEPrivate First Class · July 28, 1970
- KARL THOMAS ANTEAUWarrant Officer 1 · July 29, 1970
- LEE THOMAS BAIZSpecialist Four · July 29, 1970
Same unit, same day
- KEVIN MARK FRYEWarrant Officer 1 · Panel 8W, Line 62
- FRANK MARIO PASCARELLACaptain · Panel 8W, Line 62
From Stockton
- RAPHAEL CRUZStaff Sergeant · September 2, 1963
- RICHARD LEBROU WHITESIDESCaptain · March 26, 1964
- ROLAND VINCENT JAGER JRPrivate First Class · December 6, 1964
- ROBERT SANCHEZ FERNANDEZPrivate First Class · May 20, 1965
- BENJIMAN BROOKSSergeant · November 18, 1965
- ROMIRO C RODRIGUEZSpecialist Four · December 1, 1965
- RONALD EUGENE CUMMINGSPrivate First Class · December 10, 1965
- STANLEY KENTON SEMLERPrivate First Class · January 29, 1966
- RICHARD ALLEN WAGNERPrivate First Class · March 5, 1966
- JOHN LEIGH MCCARTYCorporal · March 28, 1966
Source. U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Casualty Analysis System, Vietnam Conflict Extract Data File (as of April 29, 2008), Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Record Group 330, National Archives (NAID 2240992). Panel and line as recorded in that file. This page presents the official record and its historical context; no biography has been written for him yet. See something wrong? Report a correction.