Frank James Collins.7, (Charles Thomas Collins Sr.6, Edmund Robert Collins.5, Levi Collins.4, Jacob Collins.3, John Collins Jr.2, John Collins Sr.1) born: 6 January 1913, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, died: 20 August 1995, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, son of; Charles Thomas Collins Sr. and Emma Osa Bechtel, married: 26 December 1938, St. Louis, St Louis Missouri, Virginia May Thomas, born: 20 January 1916, near Morea, died: 6 July 1966, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Macon County Illinois, daughter of: Harry Arthur Thomas and Myrtle Adcock, no Issue
Source Fred James Collins remembers Uncle Frank
Frank James Collins. Uncle Frank! We used to visit he and Aunt Virginia a lot. He and dad loved to fish. I think he sent me a telegram once from India where he was stationed during the war. He was in the Army Air Core as a mechanic who serviced the planes that had to fly over the hump (mountains in China) to avoid the Japanese to bring in supplies. The planes needed a lot of work after surviving the dangerous trip. He said there was nothing to do when not repairing airplanes. For entertainment, they used to get monkeys drunk.
Source Fred James Collins remembers Uncle Frank
Frank James Collins. Uncle Frank! We used to visit he and Aunt Virginia a lot. He and dad loved to fish. I think he sent me a telegram once from India where he was stationed during the war. He was in the Army Air Core as a mechanic who serviced the planes that had to fly over the hump (mountains in China) to avoid the Japanese to bring in supplies. The planes needed a lot of work after surviving the dangerous trip. He said there was nothing to do when not repairing airplanes. For entertainment, they used to get monkeys drunk.
Frank James Collins.7, (Charles Thomas Collins Sr.6, Edmund Robert Collins.5, Levi Collins.4, Jacob Collins.3, John Collins Jr.2, John Collins Sr.1) born: 6 January 1913, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, died: 20 August 1995, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, son of; Charles Thomas Collins Sr. and Emma Osa Bechtel, married: 26 December 1938, St. Louis, St Louis Missouri, Virginia May Thomas, born: 20 January 1916, near Morea, died: 6 July 1966, Decatur, Macon County Illinois, buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Macon County Illinois, daughter of: Harry Arthur Thomas and Myrtle Adcock, no Issue
Source Fred James Collins remembers Uncle Frank
Frank James Collins. Uncle Frank! We used to visit he and Aunt Virginia a lot. He and dad loved to fish. I think he sent me a telegram once from India where he was stationed during the war. He was in the Army Air Core as a mechanic who serviced the planes that had to fly over the hump (mountains in China) to avoid the Japanese to bring in supplies. The planes needed a lot of work after surviving the dangerous trip. He said there was nothing to do when not repairing airplanes. For entertainment, they used to get monkeys drunk.
Source Fred James Collins remembers Uncle Frank
Frank James Collins. Uncle Frank! We used to visit he and Aunt Virginia a lot. He and dad loved to fish. I think he sent me a telegram once from India where he was stationed during the war. He was in the Army Air Core as a mechanic who serviced the planes that had to fly over the hump (mountains in China) to avoid the Japanese to bring in supplies. The planes needed a lot of work after surviving the dangerous trip. He said there was nothing to do when not repairing airplanes. For entertainment, they used to get monkeys drunk.
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