Zollinger War Veterans from World War II
Compiled by Rudy Arnold, Director, National Cemetery Administration, Veterans Affairs, and Marcel Zollinger, family historian. This compilation is based on information from various veterans affairs data sources, and from the family history data base of the Zollinger family tree.
Personal Note:
This following section is close to the heart of Marcel Zollinger, as he grew up in Switzerland, which was neutral, and did not participate in WW II, and thus did not suffer the consequences. All the more it is important to recognize that there were members of the larger Zollinger family who did so, and those Zollingers who lost their lives, listed below, need to be particularly close to our hearts for the ultimate sacrifice they paid for us.
Zollingers who paid the Ultimate Sacrifice.
Zollinger, Arthur Carl
US Army, Pacific, 161st Infantry, PrivateDate of Birth: 28 Feb 1917 in College Ward, Cache Co., UT
Date of death: 26 Apr 1945 Luzon, Philippines
Burial at: Providence City Cemetery, Providence, Cache Co., UT
Notes: He was killed in Luzon, the Philippines.
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Zollinger, Ernest Thomas
US Air Force, EuropeDate of Birth: 4 Jan 1919 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
Date of Death: 7 Sep 1943 English Channel, Atlantic Ocean
Burial at : Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
Notes: He was an Air Force pilot, and in 1943 he was shot down and missing over the English Channel. Ernst and Henry (below) were brothers, and so this family lost two sons.
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Zollinger, Henry Theodore
US Navy, South PacificDate of Birth: 4 Dec 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
Date of Death: 27 Nov 1944 American Pacific
Burial at : National Memorial Cemetery, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., HI
Notes: He was in the US Navy in the South Pacific, where he was killed in 1944. Ernst and Henry were brothers, and so the family lost two of their sons.
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Zollinger, Kenneth Jerald
Army Air Force, First Lieutenant, 14th Transport Command SquadronDecorations: Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters; Distinguished Unit Badge
Flaming Torch Insignia of Staff of Instruction.
Date of Birth: 12 Mar 1919 in Chicago, Cook Co., IL
Date of Death: 26 Sep 1944 in Uden, Arnhem, Holland
Burial at: Cedar Park Cem., Calumet Park, Cook Co., IL
Notes: In March 1943 Kenneth was commissioned as a second lieutenant and navigator with the Army Air Force, and became a highly decorated flight navigator in a bomber squadron. He saw combat service in North Africa, Sicily, England, France, Belgium and Holland. From his first assignment in North Africa, he plotted the bombing of the Ploesti oil fields in Romania. After the African-Sicilian-Italian campaigns, he was transferred to England as a member of the instructional staff, in preparation for the invasion of Normandy. In June 1944 he took part in the initial onslaught a few hours ahead of the seaborne invasion of Normandy. On D-Day, on his second mission, he was lead navigator of the whole sky train.
On the 23rd of September 1944 he had successfully completed all of his missions, but he then volunteered to take part in a major offensive designed by Britain's Field Marshall Montgomery. He was serving aboard a C-47 Transport Aircraft of the 14th Transport Command Squadron, 61st Transport Command Group. On that mission he was on a glider tow when he was shot down near Uden, Holland. His plane was hit and all of the crew parachuted from the crippled aircraft. He was shot by German machine gun fire while descending, and his body was found September 26, 1944. The other four crew members survived, were taken prisoner of war.
Kenneth was engaged to an English girl at the time of his death. He had no children of which we are aware.
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Harper Filer (Buster) Zoller Jr.
Date of Birth: 21 Feb 1918 in Washington, DCDate of Death: 16 Aug 1943 in Ruoti, Apulia, Italy
Burial at : White Chapel Cemetery, Troy, Oakland Co., MI
Notes: He enlisted in the air force in WW II, and was a gunner in a B-24d Liberator called "Lady Luck" of the 44th Bomber group. He saw action in Benghazi, Lybia, as a base for bombing targets in Europe, among them Vienna and Foggia, Italy. There his bomber was shot down, and he and all the crew died.
(Although his name is Zoller, his ancestors were Zollingers).
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Zollingers with Decorations:
Zollinger, Charles Weaver
US Marine Corps, SergeantDecoration: Purple Heart
Date of Birth: 12 Dec 1919 in Hansen, Twin Falls Co., ID
Date of Death: 24 Feb 2010 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR
Burial at: Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, OR
Notes: He served in the Pacific theatre at Tulagi and Guadalcanal. He later was the principal of Churchill High School in Eugene, Oregon, until his retirement in 1971.
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Zollinger, Edward James (Bud)
US Army, US Rangers, SergeantDecoration: Silver Star, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Clusters,
Two Bronze Stars
Date of Birth: 17 May 1922 in Lark, Marshall Co., OK
Date of Death: 20 Oct 2005 in CA ?
Burial at: North Kern Cemetery, Delano, Kern Co., CA
Notes: He spent three years in the European Theatre with the U.S. Rangers in World War II. His war injuries included a lost lung, three ribs and a back vertebrae. He was decorated with the Silver Star, the nation's third highest medal of valour.
After the war he became a jockey. For fifteen years he rode all the tracks in Northern California. When his riding days were over, he continued with his love for horses as a trainer, together with his wife Irene.
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Zollinger, Floyd Deroy
US Army TEC 5Date of Birth: 21 May 1921 in Buffalo, Harper Co., OK
Date of Death: 14 Nov 2001 In Buffalo, Harper Co., OK
Burial at: High Point Cemetery, Buffalo, Harper Co., OK
Decorations: no detailed information
Notes: He served in WW II starting in North Africa in September 1942, until Oct 1945, receiving many medals. No further information on his decorations.
He grew up on his father Samuel's ranch, five miles west of Buffalo, Oklahoma, and attended Wayside country school. After the war he worked for 35 years in the Ashland, Kansas livestock auctions. He later settled on a cattle ranch of 800 acres of range north of Buffalo, OK.
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Other Zollinger World War II Participants
Zollinger, Alwin Andrew
Date of Birth: 09 Aug 1912 in Temple, Bell Co., TXDate of Death: 19 Mar 1978 in Big Spring, Howard Co., TX
Burial at: Trinity Park, Big Spring, Howard Co., TX
Notes: He was a staff sergeant. After the war he owned a café in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas.
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Zollinger, Archie B.
US Air Force, 494 Group AAF # 2, Corporal,Date of Birth: 23 Oct 1921 in Kuttawa, Lyon Co., KY
Date of Death: 26 Jan 1964 in Henderson, Henderson Co., KY
Burial at: Dycusburg Cemetery, Dycusburg, Crittenden Co., KY
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Augustus Chedell
US Army, 2nd LieutenantDate of Birth: 07 Feb 1899 in Otterville, Cooper Co., MO
Date of Death: 06 Jul 1983 in Independence, Jackson Co., MO
Burial at: Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., KS
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Charles Walters
US Air Force, B52 PilotDate of Birth: 16 Mar 1924 in Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Date of Death: 08 Nov 2008 in Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Burial at: Rexburg City Cemetery, Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Notes: He was in WW II with his two brothers Dean and Keith. After the war he became a general contractor in Rexburg, and built many prominent buildings throughout the valley.
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Zollinger, Clinton David
US Army, MajorDate of Birth: 01 Feb 1916 in Logan, Cache Co., UT
Date of Death: 30 Jan 2008 in Kaysville, Davis Co., UT
Burial at: Kaysville City Cemetery, Kaysville, Davis Co., UT
Notes: He had a masters degree in education from Utah State University, and started teaching in 1946. By 1964 he had become director of vocational training.
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Zollinger, Darwin Crouch
US Marine Corps, PFCDate of Birth: 20 Oct 1924 in Salem, Madison Co., ID
Date of Death: 07 Mar 1997 in Meridian, Ada Co., ID
Burial at: Meridian Cemetery, Meridian, Ada Co., ID
Notes: No Information available
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Zollinger, Dean Walters
US ArmyDate of Birth: 16 Nov 1921 in Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Date of Death: 20 Oct 2011 in Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Burial at: Rexburg Cemetery, Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Donald Ross
Date of Birth: 29 Jan 1919 in Ismay, Custer Co., MTDate of Death: ? 1980 in CA
Burial at: no information
Notes: He served in WW II and in Korea, and later was an Army Major, stationed in Würtzburg, Germany. He was born on a homestead in Montana, and later lived in Santa Barbara, California.
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Zollinger, Edward McNair (Ed)
(RIN 2258) Date of Birth: 17 Sep 1927 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PADate of Death: 13 Jun 1992 in Penn. Hills, Allegheny Co., PA
Burial at: Lakewood Cemetery, Dorseyville, Allegheny Co., PA
Notes: He was a mechanical engineer, and worked for US Steel in Braddock, PA.
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Zollinger, Edwin Crouch
US Army CorporalDate of Birth: 20 Oct 1924 in Salem, Madison Co., ID
Date of Death: 12 Nov 1975 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT
Burial at: Rexburg City Cemetery, Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Notes: He and his brother Darwin Crouch were both WW II veterans. He later became an electrician, and lived in Tacoma, Washington.
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Zollinger, Edwin Donnell
US Army, PFCDate of Birth: 06 Mar 918 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
Date of Death: 14 Jul 2003 at New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA
Burial at: Oak Park Cemetery, New Castle, Lawrence Co., PA
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Frank Graf
Date of Birth: 13 Dec 1919 in Rexburg, Madison Co., IDDate of Death: 08 Sep 1985 in Idaho Falls, Bonneville Co., ID
Burial at: Rexburg Cemetery, Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Notes: He was a WW II veteran with the US Army, and was wounded in battle. He was quite sick, and in later life he did not want to be a burden to anybody, so he committed suicide by shooting himself.
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Zollinger, George Dewey
Date of Birth: 09 Mar 1897 in Junction City, Geary Co., KSDate of Death: 26 May 1979 in Junction City, Geary Co., KS
Burial at: Methodist Cemetery, Junction City, Geary Co., KS
Notes: He served at Pearl Harbour during WW II
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Zollinger, George Ludwig
(RIN 5417) Merchant MarineDate of Birth: 29 Apr 1924 in Akron, Summit Co., OH
Date of Death: 10 Apr 1998 in Akron, Summit Co., OH
Burial at: Rose Hill Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co., OH
Notes: After the war he became an electrical engineer, and worked for 38 years for the Ohio Edison Electric company.
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Zollinger, Grant Ferdinand
US Army, Staff SergeantDate of Birth: 02 May 1915 in Hansen, Twin Falls Co., ID
Date of Death: 24 Aug 1997 in Jerome, Jerome Co., ID
Burial at: Wendell Cemetery, Wendell, Gooding Co., ID
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Harold Edward
(RIN 1384) Date of Birth: 08 Jul 1926 in Walnut Township, Fairfield Co., OHDate of Death: 29 Mar 1978 in Millersburg, Holmes Co., OH
Burial at: Lutheran Reformed Cemetery, Thornville, Perry Co., OH
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Heinrich Charles (Henry) Jr.
US Army, 351 Infantry Regiment, 88th Infantry Division, TEC 4Date of Birth: 31 Aug 1918 in New York City, New York Co., NY
Date of Death: 19 Aug 2009 in Chestnut Hill, Norfolk Co., MA
Burial at: Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, MA
Notes: He was serving in northern Italy and Germany. While in Europe he was able to visit his cousin Theodore Zollinger in Switzerland.
He spent his childhood in Meriden, CT, where he trained as a toolmaker. He worked for General Motors, and later became general manager of a tool company in Meriden. After retiring he moved to Cape Cod, where he enjoyed square dancing and the restoration of antique furniture and cars, especially a 1939 Chevrolet.
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Zollinger, James Clifford Jr.
US Army, 125th Field Artillery, Battalion APO 34, PrivateDate of Birth: 22 Feb 1922 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
Date of Death: 09 Feb 1988 in Erie, Erie Co., PA
Burial at: Linesville Cemetery, Linesville, Crawford Co., PA
Notes: No information
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Zollinger, John Kerr Sr.
US Army Air CorpsDate of Birth: 04 Feb 1921 in Piqua, Miami Co., OH
Date of Death: 14 Sep 2007 in Gallup, Mckinley Co., NM
Burial at: Sunset Cemetery, Gallup, Mckinley Co., NM
Notes: He graduated from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and enlisted in the US Army Air Corps. He served as a navigator in WW II, and saw action in the Pacific.
After the war he worked for several newspapers before moving to Gallup, Ohio in 1964, where became the editor, and later publisher and owner of the newspaper “The Independent”. In 1984 he turned the newspaper over to his son. In his retirement he worked with his wife for National Geographic, on excavations in France and Jamaica.
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Zollinger, John Richard (Jack)
US Navy, SO 3Date of Birth: 04 Aug 1926 in Clinton, Clinton Co., IA
Date of Death: 02 Apr 2001 in Carbondale, Garfield Co., CO
Burial at: Utah State Veterans Cemetery, Riverton, UT
Notes: He was a radar operator in the Navy during WW II, and he later also served with the Navy in the Korean War.
He was an only child. In his obituary, he was described as an "Aspen ski bum", a dog sled trainer, a private investigator, a chemist and an aerospace contractor. He and his wife Patricia built their dream house in Redstone, Colorado.
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Zollinger, Keith Walters
US Army, Office of Strategic Services, CaptainDate of Birth: 23 Oct 1916 in Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Date of Death: 20 Dec 2008 in Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Burial at: Rexburg Cemetery, Rexburg, Madison Co., ID
Notes: He served in WW II, and was with the Quartermaster Corps in Europe in 1943.
He later attended the University of Oregon dental school, and started his dentistry office in Rexburg in 1950. He was known in Rexburg as the "singing dentist".
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Zollinger, Latta Lamar
US Army, Tec 4Date of Birth: 19 Aug 1917 in Albion, Noble Co., IN
Date of Death: 16 Jun 2001 in Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN
Burial at: Adamsville Cemetery, Edwardsburg, Cass Co., MI
Notes: No Information
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Zollinger, Paul Dean
US Army Air Force, Staff SergeantDate of Birth: 24 Jul 1921 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH
Date of Death: 03 Feb 2003 in Hemet, Riverside Co., CA
Burial at: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co., CA
Notes: no Information
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Zollinger, Ralph Porter
US Army 1st InfantryDate of Birth: 14 Sep 1918 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
Date of Death: 23 Aug 2006 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA
Burial at: No information
Notes: He served in WW II with the US 1st Infantry, and he saw action in North Africa, Sicily, and up through Europe to Czechoslovakia. He was there on V-E day!
He later became controller with he "H. J. Porter Company" in Ingomar, Pennsylvania. He suffered a stroke in December 1998.
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Zollinger, Robert H. (Bob)
(RIN 4708) US ArmyDate of Birth: 15 Jan 1921 in Marion Township, Allen Co., IN
Date of Death: 7 Sep 1999 in Opal, Faulkier Co., VA
Burial at: No information
Notes: He was in WW II with the US Army in Anzio, Italy.
He moved to Silver Spring, Maryland, when he got married. He was living in West Virginia in 1997 according to his sisters obituary.
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Zollinger, Thomas Cottingham
US Navy , Lieutenant JGDate of Birth: 06 Mar 1923 in Piqua, Miami Co., OH
Date of Death: 06 Mar 2000 in Piqua, Miami Co., OH
Burial at: Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami Co., OH
Notes: He and later owned a wholesale grocery in Piqua, Ohio
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Zollinger, Wilfred Henry (Bill)
US NavyDate of Birth 02 Dec 1926 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN
Date of Death: 03 Jul 2009 in Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN
Burial at: No information
Notes: No information
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Zollinger, Willard Eugene
US Army and Air Force, T SergeantDate of Birth: 20 Mar 1925 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT
Date of Death: 03 Nov 2004 in Bountiful, Davis Co., UT
Burial at: Lakeview Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis Co., UT
Notes: He was a veteran of WW II, and later also served in Korea and Viet Nam. He retired from the Air Force in 1966, after service in New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Philippines, France and Hawaii.
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Zollinger, William Norton
US Army, PrivateDate of Birth: 06 Aug 1917 in East Liverpool, Columbiana Co., OH
Date of Death: 12 Feb 2000 in Riverside, Riverside Co., CA,
Burial at: Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside Co., CA
Notes: No Information
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