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Sgt. John Robert Collins Jr.

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Sgt. John Robert Collins Jr.

Birth
Delaware, USA
Death
16 Feb 1944 (aged 22)
South Carolina, USA
Burial
Concord, Sussex County, Delaware, USA Add to Map
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John, who resided at R.F.D. 2, Seaford, Delaware served as a Sergeant on B-25G (#42-64959), U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He enlisted in the Army on September 24, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Carpenter and as Single, without dependents.

John died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-25 crashed during training near Columbia, South Carolina during the war. He was training to be a radioman and gunner.

He had been the the Air Force for two years and four months at the time of his death.

Service # 32364233

Son of John Robert Collins, Sr. and Ethel A. Parker Collins.

Husband of Naomi Duncan Collins.

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Airmen who perished on B-25G (#42-64959):

Collins, John R ~ Sgt, Delaware
Edge, David B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Georgia
Miller, Phelp, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Kentucky
Stables, Henry R ~ Sgt, New Jersey
Wright, Richard B ~ 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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John, who resided at R.F.D. 2, Seaford, Delaware served as a Sergeant on B-25G (#42-64959), U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He enlisted in the Army on September 24, 1942 in Camden, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Carpenter and as Single, without dependents.

John died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-25 crashed during training near Columbia, South Carolina during the war. He was training to be a radioman and gunner.

He had been the the Air Force for two years and four months at the time of his death.

Service # 32364233

Son of John Robert Collins, Sr. and Ethel A. Parker Collins.

Husband of Naomi Duncan Collins.

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Airmen who perished on B-25G (#42-64959):

Collins, John R ~ Sgt, Delaware
Edge, David B, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Georgia
Miller, Phelp, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Kentucky
Stables, Henry R ~ Sgt, New Jersey
Wright, Richard B ~ 2nd Lt, Pennsylvania

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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