WWII

Arthur Braxton Collins

Rate / Rank
WO2

Birthdate
July 20 1920

Date of Death
July 10 1962

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
April 16 1939 - August 12 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

European Theater of Operations; December 12, 1942 - June 2, 1945
Algeria-French Morocco; Sicily; Normandy
Northern France; Central Europe; Ardennes

Significant Duty Stations

Armored Force School, Fort Knox, Kentucky
66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division

Decorations & Citations

Purple Heart (wounded January 9, 1945); Bronze Star Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with seven battle stars
American Defense Medal; Good Conduct Medal

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Served in the 2nd Armored Division 1939-04 to 1944-02. Commissioned 1944-02-15. Father of SPC E5 Richard Chandler Collins US Army. Burial; Pine Level Cemetery, Grady County, Georgia.