World War II Honoree

Joseph P. 'Joe' Collins

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brooklyn, New York

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Relationship

Relationship Not Determined

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1945, AT AGE 18, IN THE CLOSING MONTHS OF THE WAR. TRAINED INITIALLY IN THE AMERICAN THEATER FOR ENTRY-LEVEL ‘BASIC TRAINING’ AND THEN FOR ADVANCED MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) QUALIFICATION. HE SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER, IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS (ETO) WITH OCCUPATION FORCES. STATIONED IN GERMANY AT BAD NAUHEIM, NORTH OF FRANKFURT AM MAIN. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, AND ARMY OF OCCUPATION MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.