World War II Honoree

Clarence Collins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Cleveland, Oklahoma

Honored By

Rebecca Collins

Relationship

Granddaughter

SERVED IN THE 91ST INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY A 316TH MEDICAL BATTALION AS A MEDIC. SPENT TWO YEARS IN THE SERVICE. DEPARTED FOR THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN TOUR ON APRIL 11, 1944 AND ARRIVED IN NORTH AFRICA ON MAY 1, 1944. MOVED INTO ITALY BY JUNE 1944. SPENT NEARLY ONE AND ONE HALF YEARS OVERSEAS. RETURNED TO THE US ON SEPTEMBER 10, 1945. FOUGHT IN ROME-ARNO, NORTH APENNINES AND PO VALLEY CAMPAIGNS. EARNED PURPLE HEART, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, THREE BRONZE SERVICE STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON AND BRONZE STAR MEDAL.