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Corp. David Jim Collins

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Corp. David Jim Collins Veteran

Birth
West Virginia, USA
Death
1 Jul 1969 (aged 20)
Trung Tin, Quảng Nam, Vietnam
Burial
Clear Creek, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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                           Services Slated For Vietnam Victim

     Hinton (RNS) - Funeral services for Cpl. David Jim Collins, 20,
of Hinton will be at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Forest Hill Methodist
Church with Rev. Earnie Barley in charge.
     Burial will be in the Workman's Creek Methodist Church Ce-
metery.
     Collins was killed July 1 in Vietnam by artillery fire.
     The body is being returned to the E. M. Meadows Funeral
Home in Hinton where friends may call after noon today.
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Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley, West Virginia
Thursday Morning
July 10, 1969
page 10
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David Jim Collins
Corporal
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Cleveland, Ohio
Date of birth: Saturday, 01/22/1949

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 232769995
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101 ABN DIV
Note: E3 at loss. Posthumous Promotion as indicated

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Tuesday, 03/25/1969
Cas Date: Tuesday, 07/01/1969
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body recovered
Location: Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, died outright
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds - Ground casualty

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                           Services Slated For Vietnam Victim

     Hinton (RNS) - Funeral services for Cpl. David Jim Collins, 20,
of Hinton will be at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Forest Hill Methodist
Church with Rev. Earnie Barley in charge.
     Burial will be in the Workman's Creek Methodist Church Ce-
metery.
     Collins was killed July 1 in Vietnam by artillery fire.
     The body is being returned to the E. M. Meadows Funeral
Home in Hinton where friends may call after noon today.
_____________________
Beckley Post-Herald
Beckley, West Virginia
Thursday Morning
July 10, 1969
page 10
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David Jim Collins
Corporal
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Cleveland, Ohio
Date of birth: Saturday, 01/22/1949

MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Regular)
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Corporal
ID No: 232769995
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: D CO, 1ST BN, 502ND INFANTRY, 101 ABN DIV
Note: E3 at loss. Posthumous Promotion as indicated

CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Tuesday, 03/25/1969
Cas Date: Tuesday, 07/01/1969
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body recovered
Location: Quang Tin, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, died outright
Reason: Multiple fragmentation wounds - Ground casualty

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