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Personal info

Full name
COLLINS, Sidney Leston
Date of birth
20 December 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
Hometown
Shelton, Mason County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39472729
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
311th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 March 1945
Place of death
Bad Honnef, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
D 3 11

Immediate family

Members
Clifford C. Collins (father)
Grace I Collins (mother)
Leslie Collins (brother)
Jack Collins (brother)

More information

Pfc Sidney L. Collins enlisted at Fort Lewis, Washington on 28 March 1944.

Pfc Collins was killed by shell fragments in the chest and head.

He was initially buried in a temporary grave at Henri-Chapelle on 23 March 1945. After being disinterred and after the cemetery was given a permanent status, he was given his final resting place on 23 July 1948.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Enlistment / 1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com - James L. Cooper, IDPF

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet