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Virgil David Collins 1914 - 1977

Virgil David Collins of Washington, District of Columbia County, DC was born on November 15, 1914, and died at age 62 years old on October 5, 1977. Virgil Collins was buried at Cold Harbor National Cemetery Section B Site 8A 6038 Cold Harbor Road, in Mechanicsville, Va.
Virgil David Collins
Washington, District of Columbia County, DC 20002
November 15, 1914
October 5, 1977
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  • 11/15
    1914

    Birthday

    November 15, 1914
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: SGT
  • 10/5
    1977

    Death

    October 5, 1977
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Cold Harbor National Cemetery Section B Site 8A 6038 Cold Harbor Road, in Mechanicsville, Va 23111
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In 1914, in the year that Virgil David Collins was born, in June, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assassinated by a Yugoslavian national. Austria-Hungary delivered an ultimatum to Serbia. Other major powers took sides - and World War I began: Austria declared war on Serbia; Germany on Russia and France; Britain on Germany . . . and on it went until most of the world was embroiled in the war.
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In 1921, Virgil was merely 7 years old when on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.
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