Private Edward Peter Zimmerman

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Parents: Peter and Emma Amelia Zimmerman
Birth: February 18, 1892, Seymour, Indiana
Occupation: Machinist
Entered service: May 27, 1918, Brownstown, Indiana
Sent to: Camp Taylor, Kentucky
Assigned to: 28th Company, 7th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade
Transferred to: Camp Beauregard, Louisianna
Assigned to: Company H, 153rd Infantry
Death: Killed in action, October 26, 1918, in Argonne Forest
Burial: Argonne American Cemetery No. 1232. Romagne, France

The Tribune
Seymour, Indiana
Tuesday, December 10, 1918
Page 1

PAYS THE SUPREME PRICE OF LIBERTY

Private Edward P. Zimmerman, Son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zimmerman, is Killed in Action.

DATE GIVEN AS OCTOBER 26

Parents are Extremely Anxious About Safety of Son When His Letters Suddenly Failed to Arrive

After weeks of great anxiety because they had failed to receive letters from their son, Private Edward P. Zimmerman, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Zimmerman, 205 South Broadway, were officially informed Monday night that he had been killed in action on October 26. The message which was in the usual form read:

"Mrs. Emma Zimmerman:"

"Regret to inform you that Private Edward P. Zimmerman is officially reported as killed in action October twenty-sixth. Further information when received.

"Harris, The Adjutant General."

Young Zimmerman was twenty-three years of age and entered the service of his country on May 27, 1918, with a quota of sixty-nine men from this county. The men were sent to Camp Zachary Taylor, Louisville, for training and about six weeks later he was sent to France. After he was sent to the cantonment and upon his arrival overseas, Private Zimmerman wrote to his parents regularly.

Suddenly his letters ceased to arrive and after a reasonably length of time his mother became much alarmed for fear that her son had met with misfortune. Several people here took an interest in the matter and attempted to get in communication with the young man, but all efforts were without avail. Several weeks ago the matter was brought to the attention of T. M. Honan, chairman of the Jackson County Red Cross Chapter, and he appealed to the Red Cross to lend its assistance. However, no information was available. During all the anxious weeks his mother has held to the possibility that her son was safe and that the absence of his regular letters was due to the congestion of overseas mail. The young man loved his home and wrote regularly during his period of service in the army. The message states that his death was reported October 26 and as his letters for several weeks previous to that time had not been received, it is expected that these will arrive later.

Private Zimmerman had a host of friends in this city who will be grieved to hear of his untimely death.