John A Collette

Military
media-35016.jpeg UPL 35016 Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA:

Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble

Rear (left to right): Byron A. Schlag; Ivan M. Gerwig; Edward "Buddy" Blattner; Charles H. Bruckman; Thomas J. Iveans; John F. Gorman

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Object Number - UPL 35016 - Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA: Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble Rear (left to right): Byron A....

Mid air collision with a 34th BG aircraft. Plane broke apart at the waist on 23 Mar 45 in 'Ol Scrapiron' #42-31582, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ol Scrapiron
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

23 March 1945

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13617

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