World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Edge Faris, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Elizabeth City, Virginia
Honored By
D. Branigan
Relationship
Historian
TRAINED AS A NAVIGATOR AND BOMBARDIER AND SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR CORPS, 117TH BOMBER SQUADRON IN ITALY. SHOT DOWN BY GERMAN FIGHTER PLANES IN ROMANIA. CAPTURED BY ROMANIAN IRREGULARS AND WAS INTERNED AS A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR. RELEASED ON AUGUST 31, 1944.