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Personal info

Full name
COLLINS, Richard Gordon
Date of birth
25 November 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31028332
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
16 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 13 29

Immediate family

Members
John T. Collins (father)
Louise Collins (mother)
William J. Collins (brother)
John T. Collins (brother)
James A. Collins (brother)
Albert H. Collins (brother)
Olive M. Collins (sister)
Marjorie L. Collins (sister)
Helen B. Collins (sister)
Bridget (Finch) Collins (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Richard G. Collins attended high school for four years and was a surveyor before he enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 8 March 1941.

He was killed by small arms fire in his chest and shoulder.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Bridget Finch, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card Files, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe 3 December 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Major M, www.newspapers.com - The Boston Globe 3 December 1945