PFC
James G Collins
Aged 19, fallen January 17, 1945
- Unit
- Company I, 242nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 34980490
- Hometown
- Emanuel, Georgia
- Date of death
- January 17, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 4 Grave 47, Epinal, France
Private First Class James G Collins, serial number 34980490, of Emanuel, Georgia, served with Company I of the 242nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 17, 1945, at the age of 19. He is buried at Epinal American Cemetery, Plot B Row 4 Grave 47, Epinal, France.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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