You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
MIA Vietnam Hero Son, Richard Frank Collins, Commander.
Unit: Attack Squadron 196
Notes: Commander Collins was a member of Attack Squadron 196, Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On November 22, 1969, he was the pilot of a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) on a night road reconnaissance seeking targets of opportunity on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Savannakhet Province, Laos when contact with his aircraft was lost.
His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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John Anton Collins married Alma Caroline (Marold) Collins on March 6, 1926 in Los Angeles County, California.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you!
MIA Vietnam Hero Son, Richard Frank Collins, Commander.
Unit: Attack Squadron 196
Notes: Commander Collins was a member of Attack Squadron 196, Carrier Air Wing 2 aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS RANGER (CVA-61). On November 22, 1969, he was the pilot of a Grumman Attack Aircraft Intruder (A-6A) on a night road reconnaissance seeking targets of opportunity on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Savannakhet Province, Laos when contact with his aircraft was lost.
His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
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John Anton Collins married Alma Caroline (Marold) Collins on March 6, 1926 in Los Angeles County, California.
Gravesite Details
Wife, Alma Caroline Collins, Born Dec. 28, 1901 and Died Sept. 30, 1979 in Los Angeles, California, US.
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