George A. Collier, T/Sgt.
Personal information
Age 27
Nationality American
Date / place of birth Alabama, U.S.A.
Military information
Army Number 34168695
Rank T/Sgt.
Function Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight Unknown
Company / Squadron 50 Troup Carrier Squadron
Unit / Group 314 Troop Carrier Group
Division / Transport / Command Unknown
Regiment United States Army Air Force
Decoration
Purple Heart
Death information
Died when 18-9-1944
Died where Ochten
Spot Bonegraafseweg in a field
Map reference Unknown
Burial location
Neuville-en-Condroz, US Military Cemetery, Belgium
Grave number A-42-55
Field grave image
Miscellaneous information
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Personal notes

The C-47 Dakota 43-15180 of USAAF 314 TCG, 50 TCS, was hit by German Flak and crashed beside the Bonegraafseweg at Ochten, about 20km soutwest of Oosterbeek. Ultimately there were no survivors. All victims were originally buried near the aircraft. The British paratroopers (of S-coy) could not be individually identified after the war and were reinterred in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen. Entered service on Saturday 25 April 1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, U.S.A.

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George A. Collier, T/Sgt.
Personal information
Age 27
Nationality American
Date / place of birth Alabama, U.S.A.
Military information
Army Number 34168695
Rank T/Sgt.
Function Unknown
Platoon / Troop / Flight Unknown
Company / Squadron 50 Troup Carrier Squadron
Unit / Group 314 Troop Carrier Group
Division / Transport / Command Unknown
Regiment United States Army Air Force
Decoration
Purple Heart
Death information
Died when 18-9-1944
Died where Ochten
Spot Bonegraafseweg in a field
Map reference Unknown
Burial location
Neuville-en-Condroz, US Military Cemetery, Belgium
Grave number A-42-55
Field grave image
Miscellaneous information
Supplemental images
Click to view
Personal notes

The C-47 Dakota 43-15180 of USAAF 314 TCG, 50 TCS, was hit by German Flak and crashed beside the Bonegraafseweg at Ochten, about 20km soutwest of Oosterbeek. Ultimately there were no survivors. All victims were originally buried near the aircraft. The British paratroopers (of S-coy) could not be individually identified after the war and were reinterred in the Jonkerbos War Cemetery at Nijmegen. Entered service on Saturday 25 April 1942 at Fort McClellan, Alabama, U.S.A.

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