Collins

Born: 4 March 1909 - Illinois

Parents: William P. & Louise M. Collins

Siblings: 2 sisters, 2 brothers

Home:

- 425 South Nineteenth Avenue - Maywood, Illinois

Education:

- Saint James Catholic School

- Proviso Township High School

- Northwestern University

- Class of 1934

Occupation:

- Accountant - Armour & Company

Inducted:

- 27 February 1942

- U. S. Army Air Corps - Camp Grant, Illinois

Serial Number: 3632224

Training:

- Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri

- Lowery Airfield, Colorado

- Minter Airfield, California

- Scott Airfield, Illinois

- Rapid City Airfield, South Dakota

- left 4 April 1944

Unit: 602nd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Army Air Force

Stationed: Nuthampstead, England - 22 April 1944

Engagements:

- Bombing missions over Germany, Poland, France

Died:

- 4 June 1944 - Doddington, England - wounds

Buried:

- St. Joseph Cemetery - River Grove, Illinois

Medals: Purple Heart