George M Collar
Military
Christmas, 1943 Jackson, MI. Home just before leaving for England.
Object Number - UPL 30455 - George Collar. Christmas, 1943 Jackson, MI. Home just before leaving for England.
George Collar, flying as Bombardier with Schaen's crew, was a Prisoner of War (POW) at Barth following bailout on 27 September 1944 mission to Kassel.
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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: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-554062
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 27 September 1944 | |
| Jackson, MI, USA | |||
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Revisions
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124/MACR 9385 & Page 236 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9385 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
