Charlie H. Collins Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

---

War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1944-1945

Entrance into Service

Enlisted

Branch of Service

Army Air Forces/Corps

Unit of Service

723rd Bomb Squadron, 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force

Location of Service

Ora, Italy

Highest Rank

Staff Sergeant

Prisoner of War

No

Service History Note

The veteran served as a nose gunner and bombardier on a B-24 bomber, flying 51 missions.

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Video: DVD [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Interviewer:

Don Moore

Contributor:

Don Moore

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Sun Newspapers

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/76768

Subjects:

Collins, Charlie H.

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.

Cite as:

Charlie H. Collins Collection
(AFC/2001/001/76768), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress