The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Joseph Stephen Collins
Rank
Captain, U.S. Air Force
Unit
90 BOMB SQ 3 BOMB WING
Date of Death
September 2, 1951
Captain Collins was the navigator of a B-26C Invader bomber with the 90th Bomber Squadron, 3rd Bomber Wing. On September 2, 1951, while on a night intruder mission, the aircraft crashed in a ball of fire. One parachute was observed. He was listed as Missing in Action and presumed dead on February 28, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.