AT1 Bernie J. Colgin was born on May 15, 1933 in Stillwater Oklahoma.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.L. “Buck” Golgin.  There is cenotaph recognizing AT1 Colgin in Ft. Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, CA in section MA Site 115.

Declared officially dead 18 days after he and his 30 crewmen were shot down by a North Korean Migs over the Sea of Japan.