Military: Pfc. Ed Collins, Jr. Liberated, 1945, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL 32526 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: Winn Parish Enterprise, Thursday, May 17, 1945 ........................... Winn Parish Youths Liberated Pfc. Ed Collins Jr., 19, reported missing in action January 25, 1945 in France near Strausburg, has notified his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Collins, Sr., of Atlanta, through the American Red Cross that he has been liberated from a German prison camp. Last Monday Mr. and Mrs. Collins received a card written February 18, 1945, the first personal message from their son after he was reported missing in action, and a few hours later on the same day the news of his liberation was delivered to them by the American Red Cross. Pfc. Collins entered service May 25, 1944, and was assigned to duty in France December 2, 1944. He was a night carrier of messages for the famous Rainbow Division. His sister, Miss Helen Collins, is employed at Milan's Department store.