World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Frank Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Dixfield, Maine
Honored By
Patrick J. Collins
Relationship
Son
SERVED AS A GUNNER ABOARD THE ARMED MERCHANT VESSELS SS WACOSTA, SS PRESIDENT BUCHANAN, SS KERRY PATCH, SS WEST GRAMA AND SS JAMES M. WAYNE. PARTICIPATED IN THE INVASION OF NORMANDY ON D-DAY AND SERVED IN BOTH THE PACIFIC AND EUROPEAN THEATERS.