Travis C. Zimmerman

AGE: 19
HOMETOWN: New Berlinville
BRANCH OF SERVICE: Army
RANK: private
UNIT: 2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division based at Fort Campbell, Ky.
DATE OF DEATH: April 22, 2006
CAUSE: Died in Baghdad when a roadside bomb detonated near his observation post during dismounted combat reconnaissance operations
PLACE OF BURIAL: New Goshenhoppen Cemetery, East Greenville
RELATED STORIES:
April 25, 2006: Explosion in Iraq kills soldier, 19, from Berks
May 5, 2006: Soldier remembered as hero
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