Highest Honors Special Operations POW / MIA
United States of America
Headstone of Bernard Eugene Colpitts
U.S. Army Air Forces · United States United States
Prior Service: U.S. Army - Lieutenant Colonel - 1941–1943

Bernard Eugene Colpitts

Lieutenant Colonel
1918 – 2010
1 war 2 assignments

Bernard Eugene Colpitts served in the U.S. Army Air Forces for 2 years and 7 months. Bernard also served in the U.S. Army. Bernard served in World War II. Bernard was 91 years old.

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Columbarium Niche Cover of Bernard Eugene Colpitts. Arlington National Cemetery.
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Branches

U.S. Army · U.S. Army Air Forces · 1941 – 1946

Highest rank

Lieutenant Colonel

War

World War II
Service Record
U.S. Army
1941 – 1943
U.S. Army Air Forces became the U.S. Air Force in 1947
1943 – 1946
Conflicts
World War II
Burial Information
Cemetery Arlington National Cemetery ↗
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Columbarium TT
Niche 2
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