CPT John Sylvester McCollom Veteran

Birth: 3 Feb 1919
Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri, USA
Death: 15 Aug 2001 (aged 82)
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Davids Cemetery

Kettering, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot: Section F Lot :296 Space :1
Memorial ID: 74496712 View Source

One of three survivors of the plane crash, the Gremlin Special, in New Guinea on May 13, 1945. One of the main characters in the book "Lost in Shangri-La". He was in the Army at the time. His twin brother, Robert E. McCollom, died in that crash.

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1880–1958

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Mary Lou Wood McCollom

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William James McCollom

1LT Robert Emmert McCollom

Robert Michael McCollom

Sally Ann McCollom

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Mary Lou Wood McCollom

Betty Blair "BB" Clarkson Deuser McCollom

William James McCollom

1LT Robert Emmert McCollom

Robert Michael McCollom

Sally Ann McCollom

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