Roger B. Zeigler

Roger B. Zeigler

NAME: Roger B. Zeigler

ASN: 34054965

PLACE OF BIRTH: FL?

DATE OF BIRTH: 1919?

DATES OF SERVICE: 09 Jul 1941 -

UNIT ASSIGNED: CO 509th PIB

CAMPAIGNS: Algeria-French Morocco, Tunisia

AWARDS: Combat Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge with one combat jump star , Purple Heart Medal, EAME Campaign Medal with arrowhead and one bronze star device, World War II Victory Medal

SUMMARY OF SERVICE:

09 Jul 1941 - Enlisted at Camp Blanding, FL - NARA Enlistment Record

ARMY SERIAL NUMBER	34054965	34054965
NAME	ZEIGLER#ROGER#B#########	ZEIGLER#ROGER#B#########
RESIDENCE: STATE	#2	Undefined Code
RESIDENCE: COUNTY	103	Undefined Code
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT	4213	CP BLANDING FLORIDA
DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY	09	09
DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH	07	07
DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR	41	41
GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION	PVT#	Private
GRADE: CODE	8	Private
BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION	BI#	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
BRANCH: CODE	00	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
FIELD USE AS DESIRED	#	#
TERM OF ENLISTMENT	7	Enlistment for the Philippine Department
LONGEVITY	###	###
SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL	0	Civil Life
NATIVITY	42	FLORIDA
YEAR OF BIRTH	19	19
RACE AND CITIZENSHIP	1	White, citizen
EDUCATION	2	2 years of high school
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION	760	Attendants, filling stations and parking lots
MARITAL STATUS	6	Single, without dependents
COMPONENT OF THE ARMY	7	Selectees (Enlisted Men)
CARD NUMBER	#	#
BOX NUMBER	0746	0746
FILM REEL NUMBER	1.263	1.263

00 Feb 1942 - Pvt. Roger B. Zeigler, 34054965, B Co. 504th PB, St. Petersburg, FL

08 Nov 1942 - Cpl. Roger (Rodger) B.Zeigler, 34054965, E Co 2nd Bn 509th PIR, St. Petersburg, FL, Operation VILLAN (TORCH) Plane 8 Seat 4 Combat Weight 266 lbs

03 Dec 1942 - Orders published awarding the Purple Heart Medal

10 Dec 1942 - Pfc. Roger B. Ziegler 2nd Bn, 503rd PIR [2nd Bn, 509th PIR] GO # 20, page 3, paragraph 25. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, as amended, a Purple Heart (No. 84658) is awarded to the following named Enlisted Man: ROGER B. ZIEGLER, Private 1cl, 503rd Parachute Infantry, United States Army; for wounds received in action against an armed enemy, during the combined operations of the Center Task Force in Northern Africa, 3 December 1942. By order of Major YARDLEY: [Signed] ALAIN JOSEPH 2nd. Lt., Infantry Ass't. Adjutant

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