World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Alridge Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
West Grove, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED AS A LIEUTENANT AND PARATROOPER WITH THE 11TH AIRBORNE DIVISION, IN LUZON, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND NEW GUINEA. RECIPIENT OF THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH THREE BATTLE STARS, AND ONE BRONZE ARROWHEAD, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL. PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH ONE BATTLE STAR.