James Frew Collins

Chief Warrant Officer
D CO, 101ST AVN BN, 101 ABN DIV
Army of the United States
18 October 1948 - 09 February 1971
Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
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101 ABN DIV

AH-1 COBRA

101ST AVN BN
Army Aviator

DFC, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Air Medal, Army Good Conduct, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for James Frew Collins

17 Nov 2000

Dear Jim,

You asked me to take care of our son for you, well, I wanted to let you know that Jimmy is 30 years old now and I did the best I could. He turned out to be a fine young man, Jim, you would be proud of him. He grew up to look just like you, and so does our grandson Christopher. You are always in our hearts.

I will always love you.

Love,
Susan
susan453@hotmail.com

04 Oct 2006

Jim, we never gave you the respect you deserved.

From a friend and brother in arms (Hawk 31),
CW4 (Ret) Robert G. Smithson
longbow31@roadrunner.com

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Two men of D Company, 101st Aviation Battalion, died when their AH-1G COBRA (tail number 68-17106) was shot down:
  • CW2 James Frew Collins, aircraft commander
  • CPT Stephen Lee Whisenant, copilot

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The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his wife,
Susan Collins
susan453@hotmail.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 17 Nov 2000
Last updated 10/14/2006