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Wall of Honor Level:
Air and Space Friend

Honored by:

Col. John Duty Collins, Jr. (USAF Ret.) Born Oct. 25, 1919 in Groveton, Texas; BBA, Univ. of Texas 1942; MS, Baylor Univ. 1953; B-17 pilot, Operations Officer, 305th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, Chelveston, England, 1943-45; flew 27 missions. Married Virginia Vaughan Nov. 10, 1945; three children, John, Susan, Jim. Assignments following WWII: Flying Training Air Force, Waco, TX; NATO Air South, Naples, Italy; Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, VA; 4505th Missile Training Wing, Orlando, FL; Strike Command, Snell Island, FL; McDill AFB, Base Commander, Tampa, FL; USAF Dept. of the Comptroller, GAO Liaison, Pentagon, Wash, DC. Served USAF 32 years. DFC, Air Medals, Legion of Merit and other awards.