WWII
Kedar Braxton Collins
Rate / Rank
1st LT
Birthdate
February 23 1921
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
July 25 1942 - December 31 1945
Conflicts & Campaigns
- Combat Operations; France; Belguim; Luxembourg
- Germany; Austria
Significant Duty Stations
- Inducted; Fort Benning, Georgia.
- 2nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion
- Served as executive officer and troop commander of an Armored Reconnaissance Company of mechanized cavalry under combat operations in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany and Austria. As enlisted, 1st Sergeant of 2nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion January 1942 - July 1942.
Notes
US Army serial number 01-011-961. Enlisted service number 14012445. Attended Cairo High School (3 years until 1939). Before entering the US Army, was employed by Luther Collins Grocery Store, Cairo, Georgia. Brother of Private Pryor Collins US Army (DNB) China.