Marvin Brown Collins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-20987.jpeg UPL 20987 John W. Stuermer Crew
303rd BG - 358th BS

Object Number - UPL 20987 - John W. Stuermer Crew 303rd BG - 358th BS

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Collided with another a/c and crashed near Irthlingborough, Northhamptonshire during form up for a mission to Ascherleben, Germany on 22-Feb-44 in B-17 42-38041 'Hells Angels II'. Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19105839 / O-802157
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wayne, TN 11 November 1922 Son of John A Collins.

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA 18 January 1943 Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia

Died

Irthlingborough, Northhamptonshire, UK 22 February 1944

Buried

Anderson Bunch Cemetery Perry County, TN Anderson Bunch Cemetery Perry County, Tennessee

Based

Molesworth 22 February 1944 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 85., Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Marvin Brown Collins: Gallery (1 items)