WWI
Willie H. Collins, Jr.
Rate / Rank
Private
Birthdate
February 20 1899
Date of Death
July 22 1918
Branch
US Army
Active Duty Service
January 18 1917 - July 22 1918
Conflicts & Campaigns
- American Expeditionary Forces (France) December 24, 1917 - July 20, 1918
- Battle of Cantigny; Aisne-Marne Offensive,
Significant Duty Stations
- Company A, 23rd Infantry Regiment, Texas City to April 3, 1917; Company I, 28th Infantry Regiment (Black Lions, 1st Infantry Division), (Big Red One) to July 22, 1918
Decorations & Citations
- Purple Heart Wounded July 18, 1918 near the town of Soissons, France July 18, 1918 and died from those wounds July 22, 1918.
Notes
Born; Cairo, Georgia. Burial; Baggett Cemetery, Cairo, Georgia.