Herman A. Zierold
1908 - 1998

Herman was widowed when his wife, Betty, passed away on January 11, 1998. He is survived by his son, Nelson, daughter, Diane and daughter-in-law, Karolyn.

Viewing: Wednesday Dec, 30, 1998 6 - 8:30 p.m. Sunland Memorial Park and Mortuary, 15826 Del Webb Blvd., Sun City, AZ 85351 phone 602-933-0161
Services: Thursday, Dec. 31, 1998, 11:00 a.m., OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH, 9925 North 103rd Avenue, Sun City, AZ 85351 phone 602-977-2872

In lieu of flowers, family request donations to Lutheran Braille Workers, Inc., (a non profit corp.), P.O. Box 5000, Yucaipa, CA 92399-1450

Nelson Zierold and Diane Zierold

OX5 Aviation Pioneer Herman A. Zierold, Took his Last Flight Monday, Dec. 28,1998.

Herman A. Zierold, OX5 #2426, passed away Monday, Dec. 28, 1998 in Sun City, Arizona.

Now that all the Early Birds of Aviation pioneers are gone, our next senior group of pioneer aviators is OX5 Aviation Pioneers. The OX5 group got its name from the OX5 engine used during WWI in Jenny's that were flown by many barnstormers of the early days. Herman was one of this group of inventive aviation pioneers and I'll keep posting information about him on my new web site as I get it..but for now, this is a "heads up" story. I'm feeding this to Lockheed, my friends at Aviation Week, Associated Press, New York Times and others, therefore, please check Aviation Archives' web site for the latest information.
Herman went to work at Lockheed in 1927 in the Sheet Metal shop; worked on Sir Hubert Wilkins Lockheed Vega; was roommates with Jack Fry, founder of TWA Airlines, when they started in Los Angeles aviation; and while working at the Hollywood Lockheed factory, saw Howard Hughes working on his steam car that Hughes was developing his steam car in the other half of the Lockheed building. Herman and his wife of 60 years, Betty Zierold, founded Zero Manufacturing.

Carol L. Osborne
Aviation Historian