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name
COLLETT, Virgil Nacy - Date of
birth
5 October 1915 -
Age
29 -
Place of birth
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Warren County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35481463 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
346th Infantry Regiment,
87th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 March 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 8 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Collett (father)
Della (Pardue) Collett (mother)
Mary R. Collett (sister)
Julian Collett (brother)
Lena Collett (sister)
Edna E. Collett (sister)
Robert T. Collett (brother)
Leroy Collett (brother)
Herbert Collett (brother)
Jewell I. (Capps) Collett (wife)
Connie J. Collett (daughter)
Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Census - 1920/1930/1940, The Indianapolis News - 28 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, The Indianapolis News - 28 March 1945, The Park City Daily News - 4 July 1943