World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Franklin Harvey Collings
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Creston, Iowa
Honored By
Marine Veteran
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS FROM 1942 UNTIL 1945 AS AN AERIAL GUNNER ON B-17S AND AN ARMORER IN A P-47 UNIT ON EUROPEAN CONTINENT SHORTLY AFTER D-DAY. AWARDED MANY DECORATIONS INCLUDING SILVER STAR FOR RESCUING A FELLOW AIRMAN FROM A BURNING BOMBER.