Bob Collins

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Robert Collins

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01/06/2005

Bob Collins

The boy is Bob Collins, son of Robert Fitzsimmons Collins and Bertha Smith. The uniform was the one in use during the time just before WWII. The scout troop was 345 which was dropped when the scoutmaster was drafted. The car was not the family car, we owned a 1937 Chevrolet swhich Dad put on blocks and it sat out the war in our garage.
People in photo include: Bob Collins

Date & Place: June 27, 1939 at Los Angeles in Los Angeles Co, California United States

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