Jacob Zimmerman1 
M, (21 August 1917 - 10 February 1969)
Jacob Zimmerman was born on 21 August 1917.1 He was the son of Jacob Fredrich Zimmerman and Ethel Sharp.1 Jacob Zimmerman died on 10 February 1969 at Illinois at age 51 years, 5 months and 20 days.1
Jacob Zimmerman also went by the name of Fred. Jacob was a WWII veteran, who caught malaria while making his only supply ship voyage to Africa during the war. He was on ships making many trips with supplies to Murmansk, Russia without any problems. Ironically, he loved the cold, but this one hot weather trip to Africa eventually created the cause for his death, due to recurrences of malaria.1 He was the owner of a fuel distributing business in the Harvey, Illinois area and had a retail boat sales dealership.1 He never married.1
Jacob Zimmerman also went by the name of Fred. Jacob was a WWII veteran, who caught malaria while making his only supply ship voyage to Africa during the war. He was on ships making many trips with supplies to Murmansk, Russia without any problems. Ironically, he loved the cold, but this one hot weather trip to Africa eventually created the cause for his death, due to recurrences of malaria.1 He was the owner of a fuel distributing business in the Harvey, Illinois area and had a retail boat sales dealership.1 He never married.1
Last Edited=15 Jan 2008
Citations
- [S1417] Keith Wein, Wein-Vanda Families, online http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi ( page last updated 24 March 2000) viewed on 14 January 2008.