Herman R Collins
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). B-17 #42-97182 'Ding Dong Daddy'. Mid-air collision during assembly.
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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
- Nicknames: Ding Dong Daddy
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
19 August 1921 | ||
Died |
26 August 1944 | ||
Buried |
Rose Hill Burial Park |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
Added S/N per info "in the U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963" records at Ancestestry.con.
See: https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2375&h=1544616…
Added rank per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 75228213. Added a died location to the died event per info in the A/C Description section.
Added Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 75228213.
Combat Chronology, Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia