Herbert Walter "Herb" ZIPFEL

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Veteran's Name: HERBERT W ZIPFEL
Spouses Name: MARIAN
Parents Names: WILLIAM AND ANNA
Date of Birth: 11-15-1923
City of Birth: DEFIANCE
County of Birth: DEFIANCE
State of Birth: OH
Country of Birth: USA
Service Information Branch of Service: ARMY Branch
Other: AIR CORP
Date entered service: 3/9/1943
Date of separation: 10/21/1945
Site of enlistment: DEFIANCE
Site of separation: COLUMBUS
State of enlistment: OH
State of separation: OH
Units in which served: 1020 AAF Base Unit 384 Bomb Group 547 Squadron
Highest rank held: TECH SGT
Medals: Purple Heart
Wars/Campaigns: WW2
Awards and Decorations:
purple heart, euro-african-middle eastern theater ribbon w/2 bronze stars, good conduct medal, air medal w/ 3 oakleaf clusters, pow medal, american campaign medal, WW2 victory medal
Remarks/Comments: Information/Source Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors and Marines 1917-1918

T/SGT. HERBERT W. ZIPFEL, BOX 146, EVANSPORT, SON OF MRS. ANNA ZIPFEL, DEFIANCE, HUSBAND OF MARIAN PARTEE, ATTENDED TIFFIN TWP. HIGH. ENTERED AAC, 1943, TRAINED IN AMARILLO, TEX. AND KINGMAN, ARIZ. SERVED IN NORMANDY WITH 8TH AF. AWARDED GCM, ET RIBBON WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OLC AND PURPLE HEART. WOUNDED IN GERMANY IN 1944. DISCHARGED IN 1945. PHOTO AVAILABLE.

Name: Herbert W Zipfel Race: White Residence State: Ohio Report Date: 20 Jul 1944 Latest Report Date: 30 May 1945 Grade: Staff Sergeant Grade Notes: Major or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Director of dietitians or Director of physical therapy aides or Staff Sergeant or Technician 3d Grade or Lt. Commander or Petty Officer, 2nd Class Service Branch: Army Arm or Service: Air Corps Arm or Service Code: Air Corps Organization Type: Heavy Bomber Parent Unit Type: 0O Area Served: European Theatre: Germany Detaining Country: Germany Camp: 000 Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.

Name: Herbert W Zipfel Birth Date: 15 Nov 1923 Street Address: Evansport Rd City: Defiance County: Defiance State: Ohio Zip Code: 43512 Phone Number: 419

Am 20. Juli 1944 in deutsche Kriegsgefangenschaft geraten; 1945 befreit.

Herbert "Herb" W. Zipfel, 85, of Evansport, Ohio, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center.He was born in Tiffin Township, Defiance County, on November 15, 1923, the son of the late William and Anna (Batt) Zipfel. On Oct. 4, 1942, he married Marian V. Partee, who preceded him in death on Aug. 25, 2001. He was a retired mechanic at Campbell Soup Co. and drove school bus for Northeastern Local Schools, both for 30 years. To the best of our knowledge he was the last known surviving POW in Defiance County of World War II. He was a prisoner of war in Germany for 11 months. He was a togglier in the Army Air Corps, veteran of World War II and a Purple Heart recipient. He was a member of the American Legion, VFW and DAV.Surviving are two daughters, Sandra (Gary) Carnahan of Defiance and Susan (Larry) Mekus of Hamilton, Indiana; three sons, William Zipfel of Cincinnati, Michael (Rita) Zipfel of Defiance and Stephen (Janet) Zipfel of Defiance.Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Elizabeth (Steve) Anders, Matt Zipfel, Anna Zipfel, Phillip (Judy) Knape, Kirk (Robin) Knape, Kelly (Doug) Burnett, Tamara (Guy) Westfall, Cassandra (Elias) Jimenez and Mark Carnahan, Jennifer (Todd) Moser, Penny (Brian) Denomme, Brandy, Kate and Alison Zipfel; and 28 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Irene Zipfel of Defiance and Diane (Partee) Miller of Louisville, Kentucky; one brother-in-law, Dale Partee of North Carolina.He was preceded in death by brothers, Carl Hesselschwardt, Howard Zipfel and Daniel Zipfel.Services will be at Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 31. Visitation is Friday night from 6-9 p.m. Entombment will be in Riverview Memory Gardens mausoleum where VFW Post 3360 will conduct honorary military rites.Suggested memorials are to the CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center.

Herbert Zipfel
Services for Herbert "Herb" W. Zipfel were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 31, 2009, at the Lawson-Roessner Funeral Home. Services and honorary military rites were conducted by Defiance VFW Post 3360. Entombment was in Riverview Memory Gardens mausoleum. Pallbearers were Philip and Kirk Knape, Mark Carnahan and Matt, Mark and Eric Zipfel. Honorary pallbearers were his granddaughters, Elizabeth Anders, Kelly Burnett, Cassandra Jimenez, Jennifer Moser, Penny Denomme, Anna Zipfel, Tamara Westfall and Brandy, Kate and Alison Zipfel.

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Titel	Zipfel Descendants from Gündlingen in USA
Beschreibung	Für Gündlingen existiert seit Juli 2023 ein Ortsfamilienbuch "Die Familiengeschichte von Gündlingen 1600-1910" erhältlich im Cardamina- Verlag Koblenz, Autor Andreas Zipfel-Waag, ISBN: 978-3-86424-620-3 https://www.cardamina.net/artikeldetails.php?aid=827
Hochgeladen	2022-10-28 09:50:28.0
Einsender	Andreas Zipfel-Waag
E-Mail	andreas.waag@web.de
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