Jerome Liston Collins

Corporal
HHC, 1ST BN, 50TH INF RGT, 173 ABN BDE
Army of the United States
11 May 1948 - 30 May 1969
Magnolia Springs, Alabama
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173 ABN BDE

50TH INF RGT 		Combat Infantry

Purple Heart, National Defense, Vietnam Service, Vietnam Campaign

The database page for Jerome Liston Collins

20 Jan 2005

Jerome was my Uncle. One of his greatest passions was playing the guitar which is where I learned to play country music. He was an excellent guitarist. He was also very athletic, mostly water skiing, hunting and fishing as he grew up on the Magnolia Springs River in South Alabama. He was a true champion and hero and has been missed by so many. I have written a song to his tribute.

Fort Ben is where they trained him,
Vietnam he was so brave,
now a hero up in heaven,
but his memories they still lay,
in his loved ones as we gather,
his memories lenger on,
so we'll pray for our hero in heaven,
for our loved one Jerome.
Written by Phillip LaCoste

You are missed, Uncle Jerome. God Bless.
SGT Phillip LaCoste, Retired
10 years Active Duty, United States Army
16 years active in the Alabama Army National Guard
placoste@gulftel.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

Headquarters Company, 1/50th Infantry, lost two men to a booby trap on 30 May 1969: SGT Virgil V. Hamilton of Brooksville, Florida, and Cpl Jerome L. Collins.




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Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
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