John N Zneimer

Military

My late father, John N. “Jack” Zneimer, is listed on your website with some inaccurate information. 
My dad was a decorated 1st Lt. Navigator with the 401st Bomb Group based in Deenethorpe and flew in the 614th & 615th squadrons. 
He was buried with full military honors at the Sarasota National Cemetery several months ago, and I filed his military papers there as well. 
His full name was John Nicolas Zneimer but he was known to his friends as “Jack” and that is what he requested be used on his marker. Because the military would only allow one name, the information on his grave marker reads as follows: 
Zneimer, Jack N. 
1st Lt. US Army Air Forces 
World War II 
07/03/1925 
06/28/2022 
 

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Factory fresh B-17s

42-107151

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cover Girl
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Mary Alice" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '401. Unknown. C2. '

42-31983

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mary Alice
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

42-97395

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chute The Works
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

42-97478

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shade Ruff #2
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
French prisoners of war await transport home in a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97931) nicknamed "Madame Queen" of the 401st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'French POW's flown back to France after war. IN-Q then IW-A "Madame Queen".'

42-97931

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Madame queen
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

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Certificate of Service filed at the Sarasota National Cemetery 

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My Dad’s military records are filed at the Sarasota National Cemetery.

He was a decorated First Lieutenant in the US Army Airforces.

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2742

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2742