WWI

James Albert Collins

Rate / Rank
Sergeant

Birthdate
February 5 1894

Date of Death
December 29 1977

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
December 13 1917 - January 24 1919

Significant Duty Stations

612nd Aero Squadron to March 15, 1918; 626th Aero Squadron to January 15, 1919
Flying School, Langley Field, Virginia to discharge.

Decorations & Citations

Corporal August 2, 1918; Sergeant October 2, 1918

Notes

Enlisted; Regular Army Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Born; Cairo, Georgia. Home of record; 27 Fourth Ave. SW, Cairo, Georgia. Father of Av/Cadet James Albert Collins, Jr. USAF, Vice President and co-manager of Wight's Hardware Company, Cairo, Georgia. Retired 1970. Member of Cairo City Council for 11 years. Director of Cairo Chamber of Commerce. Charter member (1930) American Legion Post 122. Burial; Cairo Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.