World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James L. Collier
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Taylor County, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR, 400TH SQUADRON 'BLACK PIRATES', 90TH BOMB GROUP (JOLLY ROGERS), FIFTH AIR FORCE, IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF CHARLES TRUSEL CREW. ON JANUARY 26, 1945, A GROUP OF PLANES WERE BEING TRANSFERRED TO MINDORO. DUE TO BAD WEATHER, HIS PLANE CRASHED INTO THE MOUNTAINS. MISSING AIR CREW REPORT 14226.