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James
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Awards Received

  • Navy and Marine Corps Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16)

    Action Date:

    August 13, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 377 (July 1948)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class James E. Collins, United States Navy, was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for heroic conduct in rescuing a pilot from a burning plane on board the U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), on 13 August 1945.