World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
W. L .George Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Honored By
W. L. George Collins
Relationship
Self
Pilot in Troop Carrier Command in Europe. His unit was first to face enemy fire on D-Day morning, as they dropped the first paratroopers into Normandy. Flew in airborne operations: Market Garden, Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne and Varsity (the largest 1 day airborne operation of the war).