Gregory William Collins
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by flak and crashed at Tours in B-17 Sequatchiee #43-37876, Killed in Action (KIA).
Killed by French Milice and German Gestapo in a cellar in the rocks, night of 3/4 August 1944 in Lussault sur Loire, after being helped by French patriot Mrs Gripouilleau.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
2 August 1923 - 8 March 1944 | ||
Died |
1 August 1944 | ||
Other Evaded |
1 August 1944 |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
Removed extra info in the "Role/job" field.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7748 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database