World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Joseph Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Dudley, Massachusetts
Honored By
Nancy J. Collins Roy
Relationship
Daughter
HE GRADUATED FROM OFFICERS CANDIDATE SCHOOL, WAS AN INFANTRY UNIT COMMANDER 1542, AND SERVED AT UTAH BEACH, NORMANDY, FRANCE. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL -GO 13 141ST GH'44, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE RIBBON, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE. HE WAS WOUNDED IN FRANCE ON JULY 11, 1944.