Zachariah Cowart Collier Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau in 42-39975 'Just Plain Lonesome' flak KO’d two engines, assumed to have crashed in the sea 30-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5355
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699985
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34645435
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056387 / O-815161
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32281236
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12049020 / O-757540
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Baltimore Oriole, Just Plain Lonesome
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Quitaque, TX, USA | 1 June 1922 | Son of Zack C Sr and Annie Belle Collier. |
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Enlisted |
Amarillo, TX, USA | 23 May 1942 | Amarillo, Texas |
|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 30 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Dessau flak KO’d two engines, assumed to have crashed in the sea 30-May-44 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5355 |
| Amarillo, Texas, USA | |||
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Based |
Bassingbourn | 30 May 1944 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5355
Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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MACR 5355 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database