Warren Peter Edris Jr

Military

1Lt Edris was transferred from the 92nd BG/325th BS on 31 Dec 1942. He was on 1st Lt. Robert P. 'Rip' Riordan crew.

Shot down 8 March 1943 in B-17F #41-24514, 306BG/368BS while serving as Co-Pilot. Aircraft was attacked by FW-190 after Spitfire escort left while on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. Aircraft was at the tail end of the low squadron. Only the pilot was lost. Other crew became Prisoner of War (POW)s. According to the book "First Over Germany", Edris evaded for 2 months before capture by Gestapo in Paris.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-789754
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-062106
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15069779
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37059997
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18040529
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 29 August 1941

Other

Transferred

31 December 1942 Trasferred to 306BG from 92BG/325BS on 31-Dec-42.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 8 March 1943 - 21 July 1945 Held at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan-Silesia (now Poland) moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser. Officially Returned to Military Control 21-Jul-45.

Died

Kernersville, NC 27284, USA 29 October 2016

Born

Mountain Lakes, NJ, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 6088

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 6088;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
- Lee Cunningham 30-Jul-2015. Warren P. Endris flagged as DUPLICATE but it really is a completely BOGUS entry because of the misspelling of the name. correct entry is under Warren P. EDRIS.

Date
ContributorKD4ITI
Changes
Sources

Dave Wentzel
Carolinas Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 20-Jul-2015. Corrected German fighter desgination to FW-190 and added target information to Summary Biography per "Losses of the 8ht & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 30-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database; Made connection to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary Biography adding A/C model letter, unit associations and crew position per MACR 6088.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, MACR 6088, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 89, First Over Germany by Russell Strong pp.76-78 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia