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Personal info

Full name
COLLINS, Howard Edward
Date of birth
29 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Mason County, West Virginia
Hometown
Salisbury, Meigs County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35207112
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Courcelles-sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 1 5

Immediate family

Members
George W. Collins (father)
Charles Rupe (stepfather)
Mary (Keiser) Collins (mother)
Rosetta M. Collins (sister)
Reva M. (Taylor) Collins (wife)

More information

Pfc. Howard E. Collins enlisted in the Regular Army in Huntington, West Virginia on 9 June 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record 1942-1949, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery