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Personal info

Full name
COLLINS, Howard Lincoln
Date of birth
17 February 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Essex County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
32305022
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Armored Infantry Battalion,
5th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1944
Place of death
South of Schafberg, Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 21 13

Immediate family

Members
Patrick H. Collins (father)
Sadie (Potter) Collins (mother)
Roxy Collins (sister)

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.5ad.org, WWII Draft Cards, 1920 Census

Photo source: Peter Schouteten