Clark Collins

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) on 5-Nov-43 as the pilot of P-47D 42-8406 [OS:T] "Eager Eve", 355FG/357FS when his aircraft was attacked by German fighters while escorting B-17s on withdrawl from bombing at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. The aircraft crashed into the North Sea just off of Westenschouwen, Holland. His parachute was seen on the water but he was never found.

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Units served with

Aircraft

42-8406

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Eager Eve
  • Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

4328 Westenschouwen, Netherlands 5 November 1943 Killed when his aircraft was attacked by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea jsut off Westenschouwen, Holland. His remains have never been recovered.

Born

Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Other

Commemorated

Netherlands American Cemetery, AM Begraafplaats 1, 6269 NA Margraten Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
MACR 1169 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 9-Jul-2015. Added Decoration and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Added KIA event per MACR 1169; Added Summary Biography based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1169, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 360