Collin Aldrich Lockfield Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed a tour with the 100th. ETD
Returned from Merseburg in B-17 42-97071 30-Nov-44; A/C took flak hit, Navigator killed by shrapnel wound to head. RTD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Andy's Dandys
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 October 1924 | Son of Collin A Sr and Dorothy P [Clewis] Lockfield. | |
Enlisted |
19 April 1943 | ||
Other Discharged USAAF |
19 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
13 June 2000 | ||
Buried |
16 June 2000 | Pinecrest Memorial Gardens Covington, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana | |
Based |
Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia