Jay Zeamer Jr. | |
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Born | Carlisle, Pennsylvania, US | July 25, 1918
Died | March 22, 2007 Boothbay Harbor, Maine, US | (aged 88)
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army Air Forces |
Years of service | 1939–1945 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Unit | 65th Bomb Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group Fifth Air Force |
Battles/wars | World War II |
Awards |
Jay Zeamer Jr. (July 25, 1918 – March 22, 2007) was a pilot of the United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific during World War II, who received the Medal of Honor for valor during a B-17 Flying Fortress mission on June 16, 1943. After the war, he became an aeronautical engineer and worked in the aerospace industry.