World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Russell L. Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Westerly, Rhode Island
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, RECEIVING BARRACKS MIAMI, FLORIDA, NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA, RECEIVING STATION KEY WEST, FLORIDA, AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, RECEIVING STATION ORANGE, TEXAS AND ABOARD USS JOHN P. GRAY APD-74. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.