Name:
Willie L. Collins
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
34569313
Unit:
286th Signal Company
Date of Death:
1944-06-06
State:
Georgia
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
F
Row:
28
Grave:
31
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Willie L. Collins was born on November 26, 1922. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a Sergeant in the 490th Port Battalion. He died on June 6, 1944 during the invasion on Utah Beach, France and is now buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.