Robert H Collins

Military

Object Number - UPL 37773 - Robert H. Collins

AWARDS:
Air Medal with 3 oak leaf clusters
Distinguished Flying Cross
American Campaign Medal
WWII Victory Medal
Occupation Medal (Germany)
Euro-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Medal with 4 bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Combat flight records indicate mission flown on June 5, 1944. The 490th did not fly on this date and the veteran had the certain recollection of flying on June 6, 1944.

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Units served with

3rd Air Division

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

682

  • Date: 18 October 1944
The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'

678

  • Date: 15 October 1944

677

  • Date: 14 October 1944

669

  • Date: 7 October 1944

667

  • Date: 6 October 1944

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Revisions

Date22 Mar 2019 18:44:33
ContributorOuthier
Sources

NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date22 Mar 2019 18:41:01
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date22 Mar 2019 18:37:41
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date22 Mar 2019 18:31:02
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date27 Feb 2019 22:59:50
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date27 Feb 2019 21:53:08
ContributorOuthier
Sources

NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat Records of Robert H. Collins

Date27 Feb 2019 21:51:01
ContributorOuthier
Sources

NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal Flight Combat Records of Robert H. Collins

Date27 Feb 2019 01:30:29
ContributorOuthier
Sources

NARA Enlistment and Retirement records;
Personal flight combat records of Robert H. Collins.

Date27 Feb 2019 00:01:52
ContributorOuthier
Sources

NARA Enlistment and Retirement records;
Personal flight combat records of Robert H. Collins.

Date26 Feb 2019 23:26:48
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement documents;
Personal flight/combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date25 Feb 2019 01:26:46
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records;
Personal flight and combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date25 Feb 2019 01:17:44
ContributorOuthier
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NARA Enlistment and Retirement Records
Personal flight and combat records of Robert H. Collins

Date24 Feb 2019 23:39:21
ContributorOuthier
Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment and Retirement Records
Personal Army Air Force Flight Records

Robert H Collins: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 37773 - Robert H. Collins

Object number: UPL 37774 - Robert H. Collins

Object number: UPL 37775 - Robert H. Collins Second from right, standing...

Object number: UPL 37776 - Robert H. Collins Second from left, standing (back...

Object number: UPL 37777 - Robert H. Collins Third from right