▁a ▁doctor ▁after ▁the ▁war ; ▁his ▁practice ▁was ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁bom ber ▁pilot ▁of ▁the ▁ 3 1 9 th ▁Bomb ard ment ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Corps ▁in ▁North ▁Africa . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁in ▁Italy ▁and ▁England ; ▁the ▁latter ▁assignment ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Col er ▁returned ▁to ▁service ▁once ▁again , ▁with ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force . ▁He ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Air ▁Division ▁as ▁the ▁air ▁division ' s ▁flight ▁sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁assignment ▁that ▁he ▁treated ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁H arrow ▁train ▁crash ▁of ▁ 8 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁His ▁service ▁in ▁American ▁military ▁av iation ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁Mer it ▁and ▁the ▁Bron ze ▁Star ▁Medal . ▁ ▁Hon ors ▁and ▁awards ▁Dist ingu ished ▁F lying ▁Cross ▁( DF C ) ▁ ▁Lie ut . ▁( A ./ Capt .) ▁Eug ene ▁See ley ▁Col er . ▁( FR ANCE ) ▁▁▁▁ ▁B old ▁in ▁attack ▁and ▁sk il ful ▁in ▁man oe uv re , ▁this ▁officer ▁never ▁hes it ates ▁to ▁eng age ▁the ▁enemy ▁regardless ▁of ▁dispar ity ▁in ▁numbers . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁August ▁when ▁on ▁esc ort ▁duty , ▁he ▁div ed ▁on ▁a