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James A Collins 1928 - 2004

James A Collins Jr of Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI was born on December 6, 1928 in British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland, and died at age 75 years old on April 29, 2004. James Collins was buried at Ft. Custer National Cemetery Section 6 Site 548 15501 Dickman Road - No. Entrance Svc Maintenance Bldg, in Augusta.
James A Collins Jr
Battle Creek, Calhoun County, MI 49017
December 6, 1928
British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland
April 29, 2004
Male
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  • 12/6
    1928

    Birthday

    December 6, 1928
    Birthdate
    British North America or Canada or Labrador or Newfoundland
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Wayne County, Michigan United States
  • Early Life & Education

    2 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SFC Wars/Conflicts: Korea Military serial#: 16210201 Enlisted: April 26, 1946 in Detroit Michigan Military branch: No Branch Assignment Rank: Private, Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Panama Canal Department
  • Professional Career

    Engineers, Electrical
  • 04/29
    2004

    Death

    April 29, 2004
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Ft. Custer National Cemetery Section 6 Site 548 15501 Dickman Road - No. Entrance Svc Maintenance Bldg, in Augusta, Mi 49012
    Burial location
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Did you know?
In 1928, in the year that James A Collins was born, Mickie Mouse was born! He first appeared in Disney's Steamboat Willie, along with Minnie. Although they were in two previous shorts, this was the first to be distributed. Steamboat Willie took advantage of the new technology and was a "talkie" - music was coordinated with the animation. It became the most popular cartoon of its day.
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In 1942, by the time he was merely 14 years old, on February 19th, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. This authorized the Secretary of War to "prescribe certain areas as military zones." On March 21st, he signed Public Law 503 which was approved after an hour discussion in the Senate and 30 minutes in the House. The Law provided for enforcement of his Executive Order. This cleared the way for approximately 120,000 men, women, and children of Japanese ancestry to be evicted from the West Coast and to be held in concentration camps and other confinement sites across the country. In Hawaii, a few thousand were detained. German and Italian Americans in the U.S. were also confined.
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