Hiram Henry COLLINS
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Source : Honor WWII
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NUMBER OF SERVICE | 6944432 | ||||||
AGE | 26 yo | ||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 22 Aaout 1918 Crisfield, Somerset County | ||||||
ETAT | MARYLAND | ||||||
FAMILY | Parents : Hiram Edward & Mayne A. Cullen COLLINS | ||||||
RANK | First Sergeant | ||||||
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BATTALION | 149th Engineer Combat Battalion | ||||||
ARMY | Army | ||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 June 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
STATUS | KIA | ||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Buried at Sea | ||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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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. |
American Legion Cemetery Source : Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele | ||||||
Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) |
SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - JF PELLOUAIS - Dday-overlord.com |
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PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |