DOB/DOD: February 28, 1900 (Middleborough, MA) – May 12, 1942; 42 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnknownLOCAL ADDRESS: GlastonburySERVICE NUMBER: Z-019292 FAMILY: Born to Wallace C. (1870-1908) and Mary E. Flinn Collins (1877-1951). Thomas was their only child. CIRCUMSTANCES: Died when his ship, the SS Virginia, a tanker, was torpedoed in the Gulf of Mexico. At 2203Continue reading “ABLE SEAMAN THOMAS CUSHMAN COLLINS, JR.”
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