WWII

Howard Perry Collins

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
May 18 1924

Date of Death
February 18 1999

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
February 16 1943 - December 2 1945

Conflicts & Campaigns

Naples-Foggia; Rome-Arno; Northern Apennines-Po Valley; European Theater of Operations July 15, 1943 - July 19, 1945; Pacific Theater of Operations September 3, 1945 - October 29, 1945

Significant Duty Stations

209th Coastal Anti-Aircraft Battalion, Casablanca, North Africa; Invasion of Sicily; Invasion of Italy at Salerno and Anzio; Capture of Rome, Clark Field, Philippines

Decorations & Citations

Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Medal with four battle stars
Good Conduct Medal; World War II Victory Medal

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Commander Grady County, Georgia, American Legion Post 122 1960/61. After the war, Howard worked with the City of Cairo and the Grady Electric Membership Corp. Burial; Greenwood Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.