World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas R. Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New London, Connecticut
Honored By
The Collins Family
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH BATTERY A, 295TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY SEARCHLIGHT BATTALION AS A RADAR CREWMAN IN THE EASTERN MANDATES, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES AND RYUKYUS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.