Joseph Easterbrook Collins, also known as Jerry, was born at West Point, New York, on August 12, 1924, to Gladys Easterbrook and Joseph Lawton Collins.
He served two tours of duty in Korea. In 1966, he joined the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam where he was awarded a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Air Medal for Valor, plus six additional Air Medals. He was a Master Parachutist.
A second tour in Vietnam won Jerry a second Silver Star and Legion of Merit plus thirteen Air Medals as Commanding Officer of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. During his tours in Vietnam, he was four times awarded the Gallantry Cross by that country.
His military career was marked by the devotion of the men who served under him. On one Thanksgiving day in Vietnam, Jerry flew with his helicopter pilot to personally deliver a hot turkey dinner to all his troops in forward positions in the combat zone.
Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - Sunday, November 25, 2007
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COL J. E. Collins was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Graduate, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1946. Cullum # 16046.
He served two tours of duty in Korea. In 1966, he joined the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam where he was awarded a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Air Medal for Valor, plus six additional Air Medals. He was a Master Parachutist.
A second tour in Vietnam won Jerry a second Silver Star and Legion of Merit plus thirteen Air Medals as Commanding Officer of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. During his tours in Vietnam, he was four times awarded the Gallantry Cross by that country.
His military career was marked by the devotion of the men who served under him. On one Thanksgiving day in Vietnam, Jerry flew with his helicopter pilot to personally deliver a hot turkey dinner to all his troops in forward positions in the combat zone.
Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - Sunday, November 25, 2007
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COL J. E. Collins was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Graduate, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1946. Cullum # 16046.
Joseph Easterbrook Collins, also known as Jerry, was born at West Point, New York, on August 12, 1924, to Gladys Easterbrook and Joseph Lawton Collins.
He served two tours of duty in Korea. In 1966, he joined the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam where he was awarded a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Air Medal for Valor, plus six additional Air Medals. He was a Master Parachutist.
A second tour in Vietnam won Jerry a second Silver Star and Legion of Merit plus thirteen Air Medals as Commanding Officer of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. During his tours in Vietnam, he was four times awarded the Gallantry Cross by that country.
His military career was marked by the devotion of the men who served under him. On one Thanksgiving day in Vietnam, Jerry flew with his helicopter pilot to personally deliver a hot turkey dinner to all his troops in forward positions in the combat zone.
Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - Sunday, November 25, 2007
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COL J. E. Collins was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Graduate, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1946. Cullum # 16046.
He served two tours of duty in Korea. In 1966, he joined the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam where he was awarded a Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal for Valor, Air Medal for Valor, plus six additional Air Medals. He was a Master Parachutist.
A second tour in Vietnam won Jerry a second Silver Star and Legion of Merit plus thirteen Air Medals as Commanding Officer of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade. During his tours in Vietnam, he was four times awarded the Gallantry Cross by that country.
His military career was marked by the devotion of the men who served under him. On one Thanksgiving day in Vietnam, Jerry flew with his helicopter pilot to personally deliver a hot turkey dinner to all his troops in forward positions in the combat zone.
Lewiston Morning Tribune (ID) - Sunday, November 25, 2007
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COL J. E. Collins was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Graduate, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1946. Cullum # 16046.
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