WWII

Doss Russell Collins

Rate / Rank
TEC E5

Birthdate
November 9 1911

Date of Death
October 19 1960

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
October 27 1942 - December 22 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

European Theater of Operations
September 23, 1944 - December 23, 1944
Ardennes; Rhineland; Central Europe

Significant Duty Stations

Inducted; Fort McPherson, Georgia. Discharged; Camp Gordon, Georgia.
Battery B, 58th Field Artillery Battalion

Decorations & Citations

Distinguished Unit Badge
European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three battle stars
American Campaign Medal; Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal
Marksman (carbine)

Notes

US Army service number 34-449-342. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; Rt. 1, Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Collins Family Cemetery, Andrews Circle, Grady County, Georgia.