World War II Honoree

Eugene Bayles Collier

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Madison, Alabama

Honored By

His Family & War Veterans Madison County

SERVED IN THE U.S. ARMY'S 1ST INFANTRY DIVISION THAT WAS KNOWN AS 'THE BIG RED ONE.' HE FOUGHT IN CAMPAIGNS IN NORTH AFRICA, ITALY AND ON SICILY. THE DIVISION LANDED IN ORAN, ALGERIA AS PART OF OPERATION TORCH. ELEMENTS THEN TOOK PART IN COMBAT AT MAKTAR, MEDJEZ EL BAB, KASSERINE PASS, GAFSA, EL GUETTAR, BÉJA AND MATEUR, JANUARY 21 TO MAY 9, 1943 HELPING TO SECURE TUNISIA. IN JULY 1943 TOOK PART IN OPERATION HUSKY IN SICILY UNDER THE COMMAND OF MAJOR GENERAL TERRY DE LA MESA.