Henry
E. 'Pete' Collins - Photo Collection
( Submitted
by the Collins' Family )
Captain Henry
E. (Pete) Collins
Henry E. (Pete) Collins enlisted
in the Army Air Corp in August, 1942 and was
put on Active Duty September
16, 1942. After training in Combat Intelligence,
he was assigned to the 12th
Air force in Tunis on October 31, 1943. From this
assignment, he was transferred
to the 82nd Fighter Group on December 14,
1943, and served with that
unit until the end of hostilities in Europe.
After serving with the 82nd
Fighter Group, he requested a transfer to the far-
east to continue service against
the Japanese. The war with Japan ended
while he was in route.
Discharged from the Air Corp.
in August, 1945, he entered the active reserve,
and was recalled to duty in
1950 for the Korean conflict.
Major Henry E. Collins was
killed in the crash of an R-B36 in the North Atlantic
Ocean in August, 1953.
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