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COLLINS, William Charles "Billie" - Date of
birth
7 June 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Kansas City, Wyandotte county, Kansas -
Hometown
Wyandotte County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37749828 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
314th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 20 | 3 |
Immediate family
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Members
William F. Collins (father)
Brigetta E. (Schwed) Collins (mother)
Robert W. Collins (brother)
Cecilia V. Collins (sister)
Dorothy I. Collins (sister)
Henry E. Collins (brother)
Clarence A. Collins (brother)
Leo W. Collins (brother)
Mary E. Collins (sister)
Eugene F. Collins (brother)
More information
Pvt William C. Collins enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas on 15 August 1944.He was graduated from Ward high in June 1944. Pvt Collins was killed in action six months after the day he was inducted in the army.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com -Des Philippet, Pat Isabell