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COLLINS, Jessy Kenneth - Date of
birth
2 February 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri -
Hometown
Huntsville, Randolph County, Missouri
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37412720 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 February 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Halsdorf, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3 | 46 |
Immediate family
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Members
Jefferson W. Collins (father)
Bertha E. (McCoy) Collins (mother)
Laura F. Collins (sister)
Vernon P. Collins (half-brother)
Walker Collins (half-brother)
Lonnie E. Collins (half-brother)
Anna Blansett (half-sister)
More information
Pfc Jessy K. Collins worked on a farm before he enlisted at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri on 20 January 1943.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / Stephens Schreiber Family Tree, www.80thdivision.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem