World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Arthur Braxton Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cairo, Georgia
Honored By
American Legion Post 122
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, DECEMBER 12, 1942-JUNE 20, 1945. ALGERIA, MOROCCO, SICILY, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, CENTRAL EUROPE, ARDENNES. WARRANT OFFICER 2, 66TH ARMORED REGIMENT, 2ND ARMORED DIVISION. PURPLE HEART (WOUNDED JANUARY 9 1945) BRONZE STAR MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH ONE SILVER STAR AND TWO BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE MEDAL, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL.