Leo Lanier Jr
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 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 26 mission tour, volunteered for 2nd tour, shot down on 7th mission of his 2nd tour. 15-Oct-43 A/C accident on return from mission in B-17 42-5393 'Thumper Again' RTD. Failed to Return (FTR) Brandenburg in B-17 43-37820; shot down 10-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13910
Awards: DFC, AM, POW, 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
- 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: Pilot / Squadron Adjutant / Group Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-025823
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 832nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chattooga County, Georgia | 14 January 1923 | Son of Leo Lanier Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Forrest, TN | 24 November 1942 | Camp Forrest, Tennessee |
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Other Baled out POW |
Brandenburg, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brandenburg in B-17 43-37820; shot down 10-Apr-45 Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 13910 |
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Other POW |
Luckenwalde, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag IIIA. |
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Based |
Sudbury | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "volunteered" was misspelled.
Added a "-" to the A/C model 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 / self, MACR 13910, http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K">http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K>