Korea

Linton Clarence Collins, Jr.

Rate / Rank
SK 3

Birthdate
August 2 1929

Date of Death
October 27 2002

Branch
US Navy

Active Duty Service
September 4 1948 - April 4 1952

Conflicts & Campaigns

Korea

Significant Duty Stations

US Naval Station Guam 1948-1950
USS Paricutin (AE-18) (Ammunition Ship)

Decorations & Citations

Korean Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Navy Occupation Medal (Japan)

Notes

Member of 1946 Cairo High School State Champion Football Team. Graduate of Cairo High School Class of 1947. Attended Georgia Military College and FSU. Married Marcelle McEver 1950. Son of EN2 Linton Clarence Collins, Sr. US Navy. Father of Joseph Lee Collins, Thomasville, Georgia and Linda Marcelle Malcom, Thomasville, Georgia. Inducted into Thomas County Sports Hall of Fame for work with YMCA youth. Burial; Laurel Hill Cemetery, Thomasville, Georgia.