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William Ruffin Collins 1918 - 2006

William Ruffin Collins of Bonham, Fannin County, Texas was born on July 28, 1918, and died at age 87 years old on January 20, 2006.

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Bonham, Fannin County, Texas 75418
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In 1918, in the year that William Ruffin Collins was born, on November 1, an elevated train on the Brooklyn line of the subway - driven by an inexperienced operator because of a strike - tried to navigate a turn at 30mph. The limit on the curve was 6 mph. The 2nd and 3rd cars of the 5 car wooden train were badly damaged and at least 93 people were killed, making it the deadliest crash in New York subway history.
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In 1921, William was merely 3 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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Collins, La Wanna (Born Jan 19, 1927) Collins, Howard (Born Jan 4, 1930) Collins, Bertha (Born 1902) Collins, Robert (Born Apr 18, 1897) Collins, Theodore (Sep 5, 1902 - Sep 1978) Collins, James (Born Jan 20, 1868) Collins, Hubert Collins, Cora H.h.collins, Wlm. (Born Sep 8, 1859) Collins, Alice (Born Feb 1934)
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