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COLLINS, Francis Butler - Date of
birth
15 April 1913 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
San Diego, San Diego County, California -
Hometown
San Diego, San Diego County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39700902 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
23rd Armored Infantry Battalion,
7th Armored Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 September 1944 - Place of
death
Horseshoe Woods, Dornot, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 10 |
Immediate family
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Members
Francis W. Collins (father)
Flora A. (Roberts) Collins (mother)
Janet R. Collins (sister)
Margaret E. Collins (sister)
Phila E. Collins (sister)
George T. Collins (brother)
Louella S. Collins (daughter)
More information
Pvt Francis B. Collins enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 1 July 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men 1940-1947 / California County Birth Marriage and Death Records 1849-1980, https://www.7tharmddiv.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery