Hiram Henry COLLINS

 

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Source : Honor WWII
NUMBER OF SERVICE6944432
AGE26 yo
DATE OF BIRTH22 Aaout 1918 Crisfield, Somerset County
ETATMARYLAND
FAMILYParents : Hiram Edward & Mayne A. Cullen COLLINS
RANKFirst Sergeant
FONCTION 
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT NE
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
BATTALION149th Engineer Combat Battalion
ARMYArmy
DATE OF DEATH6 June 1944

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Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHBuried at Sea 
CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal


Photo FDLM

victory medal

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STORY

Hiram Henry Collins never had the chance to turn 100 today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

He was born on August 22, 1918 in Maryland.

Her parents Hiram and Mayne were also born in Maryland.

His father worked as an assistant postmaster and later as a surveyor / engineer. He died in the 1930s. Hiram's mother got a political job. Hiram had an older brother.

He joined the military on May 16, 1942. By Christmas time, he had attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and was training cadets at Camp Claiborne, Louisiana. He finished with the rank of first sergeant of Company B, 149th Engineer Combat Battalion. On D-Day, he was entrusted with clearing obstacles and mines from Omaha Beach.

Sgt. Collins was an LCI # 531 passenger on D-Day when his boat was hit by a German artillery shell and caught fire just as he arrived at the beach at 9:00 a.m. His remains have never been found. Half of the men in his unit were killed or injured that day.

His cenotaph grave is in the American Legion Cemetery in Crisfield, Maryland.

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American Legion Cemetery
Crisfield, Somerset County, MARYLAND

Source : Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele

ii Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) 

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