Ribbon bars, medals and memorabilia of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Eugene Collins, USMC. Born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1925, Collins enlisted in the Marine Corps in April 1943, having been allowed to take his final high school exams early. Following basic training, he attended Electronics School at Wright Junior College in Chicago as well as other assignments. He eventually reported to Guadalcanal, then served as a Platoon Sergeant during the Okinawa campaign. He returned to the US for discharge in March 1946 and spent a couple years traveling and attending LaCrosse State Teachers College. Collins re-enlisted in 1948, going through the usual series of appointments - guard detachment in New Orleans, Operations Chief at Quantico, etc. He was recognized as a Meritorious Non-Commissioned Officer and offered a commission as Second Lieutenant and attended Basic Officers Course at Quantico, remaining there for a time after graduation as General Subjects Instructor. It would not be long before the Korean War broke out and he was on his way overseas again. He was assigned (at his request) Infantry Platoon Commander, A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, in which position he took part in the capture of Seoul. He fought in a number of campaigns in both South and North Korea, returning to the United States in mid-1951. He remained in service being given various assignments and received promotions to First Lieut. (1951), Captain (1952), Major (1958) and Lieut. Colonel (1965). Among his foreign travel destinations was Canada, where he apparently met the woman he would marry in 1952, Vera Burnett of Victoria, BC. The couple had one son, Marcus. He died in August 1977, apparently still in service (age 52). This lot is composed primarily of Colonel Collins' medals and medal bars, along with a few awards and memorabilia (postcards). The one photo is a group shot of the "315th Platoon, US Marine Corps, San Diego, 1943." Included are 4 medal bars, 3 ribbons each, plus a separate purple heart ribbon and a ribbon and medal for "Military Merit." The medals include: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2); a second (different) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Korean Service medal; and a National Defense medal. A Melanesia-Micronesia-Orient patch, plus three Marine Corps anchor/globe insignias are also included. Additional highlights include: 3 color postcards of soldiers, captioned in Chinese (?) and 3 b-&-w postcards of Okinawa (cemetery, Sugar Loaf Hill, Oroku Peninsula); a business card from the Laoshan Cafe in Tsingtao, China and a Liberty Pass from the same place; the menu from Thanksgiving at Tsingtao; a certificate stating that Collins "Participated in the Ceremony at the Surrender of Japanese Military Forces in the Area of Tsingtao, China, 25 October 1945"; and a certificate thanking Collins for his service with printed signature of Harry Truman. Biographical information also included.
Ribbon bars, medals and memorabilia of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Eugene Collins, USMC. Born in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1925, Collins enlisted in the Marine Corps in April 1943, having been allowed to take his final high school exams early. Following basic training, he attended Electronics School at Wright Junior College in Chicago as well as other assignments. He eventually reported to Guadalcanal, then served as a Platoon Sergeant during the Okinawa campaign. He returned to the US for discharge in March 1946 and spent a couple years traveling and attending LaCrosse State Teachers College. Collins re-enlisted in 1948, going through the usual series of appointments - guard detachment in New Orleans, Operations Chief at Quantico, etc. He was recognized as a Meritorious Non-Commissioned Officer and offered a commission as Second Lieutenant and attended Basic Officers Course at Quantico, remaining there for a time after graduation as General Subjects Instructor. It would not be long before the Korean War broke out and he was on his way overseas again. He was assigned (at his request) Infantry Platoon Commander, A Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, in which position he took part in the capture of Seoul. He fought in a number of campaigns in both South and North Korea, returning to the United States in mid-1951. He remained in service being given various assignments and received promotions to First Lieut. (1951), Captain (1952), Major (1958) and Lieut. Colonel (1965). Among his foreign travel destinations was Canada, where he apparently met the woman he would marry in 1952, Vera Burnett of Victoria, BC. The couple had one son, Marcus. He died in August 1977, apparently still in service (age 52). This lot is composed primarily of Colonel Collins' medals and medal bars, along with a few awards and memorabilia (postcards). The one photo is a group shot of the "315th Platoon, US Marine Corps, San Diego, 1943." Included are 4 medal bars, 3 ribbons each, plus a separate purple heart ribbon and a ribbon and medal for "Military Merit." The medals include: Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2); a second (different) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Korean Service medal; and a National Defense medal. A Melanesia-Micronesia-Orient patch, plus three Marine Corps anchor/globe insignias are also included. Additional highlights include: 3 color postcards of soldiers, captioned in Chinese (?) and 3 b-&-w postcards of Okinawa (cemetery, Sugar Loaf Hill, Oroku Peninsula); a business card from the Laoshan Cafe in Tsingtao, China and a Liberty Pass from the same place; the menu from Thanksgiving at Tsingtao; a certificate stating that Collins "Participated in the Ceremony at the Surrender of Japanese Military Forces in the Area of Tsingtao, China, 25 October 1945"; and a certificate thanking Collins for his service with printed signature of Harry Truman. Biographical information also included.
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