This page is dedicated to the men and women from Darrtown and vicinity who defended our nation by serving in the United States military.
Casualty of War
William Gene Collins
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SSGT William G. Collins
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This record of service
for William G. Collins
was found at the Vietman Veterans Memorial Fund
Arizona is listed as Billy's place of residence, as several members of the Collins family moved from Darrtown to Arizona in the late 1950s.
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This record of service
for William G. Collins
was found at the
Mooseroots website.
Note the location of Billy's name on the Vietnam Wall ...
Panel: 34E
Row: 048
The life of William G. Collins is commemorated in a movie that Steven Campbell created, as part of a "Virtual Vietnam" project for advanced placement students at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. See Westlake High School Virtual Vietnam Project
William "Billy" Collins, born December 25, 1938, lived in Darrtown during the late 1940's and early 1950's. Billie was a member of Darrtown's Purple Skunks baseball team. For more information about Billy and his family, see: Collins Family.
Billy Collins as a young boy.
Billy Collins as a young man.
Military