James Pershing Zwayer
Military
Rear L-R: 1Lt John De Sousa Jr, 1Lt James P Zwayer, 2Lt John M Chapman, Capt William C Heller, Capt Louis M Schulstad.
Front L-R: Sgt Paul E. Buckley, T/Sgt Felix Spoerri, S/Sgt Anthony Laurinitis, S/Sgt Leo Lanier Jr, S/Sgt George S Payne, T/Sgt William J Huston, S/Sgt Melvin E. Schultz.
Object Number - UPL 31536 - Captain Shulstad and lead crew on bombing mission to Brunswick, Germany, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. A/C accident on return from mission in B-17 42-5393 'Thumper Again' 15-Oct-43. RTD. Completed two combat tours. ETD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (6OLC), AFCM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-442237
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Squadron Adjutant; Pilot; Group Operations Officer
Aircraft
![Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs and ammunition into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Satan's Workshop". Passed as censored, then marked as 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303BG.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407608.jpg.webp?itok=L4yllyAy)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Satan's Workshop
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just for Laughs : Little Woman : Thumper Again
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bryan, Williams County, OH, | 26 February 1918 | Son of Clyde Hall and Elsie M [King] Zwayer. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 29 January 1942 | Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana |
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Died |
Tucumcari, NM | 25 January 1966 | Died in accident with SR-71 Blackbird, A/C was at 78,000ft doing 3.17 Mach and disintegrated when the starboard engine failed. |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Section 37 Site 2666 | ||
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49341427/james-pershing-zwayer
Removed # from A/C Serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p. 343
