Collins George Anthony, Jr

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Name:

George Anthony, Jr Collins

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-749466

Unit:

332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1999-06-27

State:

Massachusetts

Cemetery:

Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

3245

Decoration:

Comments:

George Anthony Collins, Jr. was born on December 12, 1915, in Massachusetts. He was married to Margaret Cano Collins.

George served in the 332nd Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on the B-17 #42-30444 'Ramrod Ramsbottom/Black Jack IV' during World War II.

On January 5, 1944, his crew took off from Station 468 airfield in Bury St Edmunds, England, for a mission to bomb the Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in France. Shot down by Me109 fighters at around 1:50 PM, they evacuated their plane by parachute. Their aircraft crashed in the Hourtin Lake, District of Lesparre-Médoc, France. Of the crew, four members were captured by the Germans and taken as prisoners, 5 evaded the capture, and one casualty. 2Lt Collins was one of the evadees. He returned to the UK on March 23, 1944.

2Lt Collins died on June 27, 1999, at the age of 83, in Fort Pierce, Florida. He is now buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net