Warren Victor Eitner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Uploaded
Object Number - UPL 27628 - Photo of Warren V. Eitner when he enlisted in the US Army Air Corp.
Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17F #42-30710, Killed In Action (KIA).
MIA 1943-10-14 - MACR #818
Notes:
42-30710 Delivered: Denver 15/7/43; Gr Isle 25/7/43; Walla Walla 1/8/43; Scott 9/8/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; Assigned: 423BS/306BG [RD-I] Thurleigh 6/9/43; MIA Schweinfurt 14/10/43 Pilot: John Jackson, Navigator: Bernie Bernstein, Radio Operator: Warren Eitner, Waist Gunner: Elza McQuithy, Waist Gunner: Jerry Greenberg (5 KIA); Co-Pilot: Dan Carey, Bombardier: Henry Farmer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Sol Levine, Ball Turret Gunner: Burl Ford, Tail Gunner: Ray Ristau (5 POW) flak, crashed Friedburg, near Nieder-Florstadt, 15 miles N of Frankfurt, Germany. MACR 818.
Source: B-17 Master Log - Dave Osbourne
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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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670052
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18149200
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY, USA | 5 September 1941 | Name Warren V Eitner Name (Original) EITNER WARREN V Event Type Military Service Event Date 05 Sep 1941 Event Place Albany, New York, United States Race White Citizenship Status citizen Birth Year 1921 Birthplace NEW JERSEY Education Level 4 years of high school Civilian Occupation Poultry farmers Marital Status Single, without dependents Military Rank Private Army Branch Air Corps Army Component Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men) Source Reference Civil Life Serial Number 12006080 Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263923 Box Film Number 00761.69 |
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Based |
Thurleigh | 6 September 1943 - 14 October 1943 | 306th Bomb Group, 423rd Bomb Squadron |
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Died |
Schweinfurt, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Volunteered for mission 306BG/423BS MACR 0818 Crashed at 14:15 hrs near Friedberg. KIA interred locally. 5 KIA 5 POW. Eitner was later moved to the American Cemetery in Lorraine |
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Killed in Action (KIA) |
Philipstown, NY, USA | 14 October 1943 | Birth: unknown Death: Oct. 14, 1943 Note: Entered the service from New York. Burial: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France Plot: Plot B Row 15 Grave 32 Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 08, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56654738 |
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Born |
Burlington, NJ 08016, USA | ||
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Buried |
Burial: Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France Plot: Plot B Row 15 Grave 32 Created by: CWGC/ABMC Record added: Aug 08, 2010 Find A Grave Memorial# 56654738 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 818 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
