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William J Collins 1934 - 2011

William J Collins of Greenville, Providence County, RI was born on August 2, 1934, and died at age 76 years old on February 12, 2011. William Collins was buried at Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section AS-1 Row 3 Site 25 301 South County Trail, in Exeter.
William J Collins
Greenville, Providence County, RI 02828
August 2, 1934
February 12, 2011
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  • 08/2
    1934

    Birthday

    August 2, 1934
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: SP3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea
  • 02/12
    2011

    Death

    February 12, 2011
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    Rhode Island Veteran Memorial Cemetery Section AS-1 Row 3 Site 25 301 South County Trail, in Exeter, Ri 02822
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In 1934, in the year that William J Collins was born, on July 22nd, gangster John Dillinger was killed in Chicago. His gang had robbed banks and police stations, among other charges, and he was being hunted by J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI - although many in the public saw him as a "Robin Hood". A madam from a brothel in which he was hiding became an informer for the FBI and, after a shootout with FBI agents, Dillinger was shot and died.
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In 1957, when he was 23 years old, on October 4th, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik I, the first man made earth-orbiting satellite - and triggered the Space Race. Sputnik I was only 23 inches in diameter and had no tracking equipment, only 4 antennas, but it had a big impact.
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