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COLLINS, Claud William - Date of
birth
11 March 1916 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas -
Hometown
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38694273 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
354th Infantry Regiment,
89th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Sankt Goar, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 28 | 48 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leonard L. Collins (father)
Libby B. (Bingham) Collins (mother)
Velma S. Collins (sister)
Bernice C. Collins (sister)
Berthena C. Collins (sister)
Dorothy B. Collins (sister)
Edith J. Collins (sister)
Gladys R. Collins (sister)
Lucille E. (Shell) Collins (wife)
George L. Collins (son)
Barbara M. Collins (daughter)
Claude J. Collins (son)
More information
Pfc Claud W. Collins enlisted at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on 3 April 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Taylor Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record, www.89infdivww2.org/memories/354_8.htm
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Sherry Detrick