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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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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