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Personal info

Full name
COLLINS, James Grady
Date of birth
18 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Candler County, Georgia
Hometown
Pulaski, Candler County, Georgia

Military service

Service number
34980490
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
242nd Infantry Regiment,
42nd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 4 47

Immediate family

Members
Lawson W. Collins (father)
Kate K. Collins (mother)
Robert L. Collins (brother)
Lela Collins (sister)
Eulie Collins (sister)
Jack Collins (brother)
Brooks Collins (brother)
Ollie Collins (sister)
Merritt Collins (brother)
Alma Collins (sister)

More information

Pfc James G. Collins attended high school for 1 year and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort McPherson Atlanta, Georgia on 25 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy