Name: Vernon C. Collins Born: 12 January 1916 Date Missing: 1 March 1942 (age 26) Presumed Dead: 28 March 1942 Officially Recorded Dead: 15 December 1945 Hometown: Grenada, MS Entered the Military: 24 January 1939, New Orleans, LA Branch of Service: U.S. Navy Org Unit: U.S.S. Mahan (DD-364), U.S.S Henderson (AP-1), U.S.S. Pecos (AO-6) Serial No: 274-36-82 Rank: Seaman Second Class, Electrician’s Mate Third Class Award(s): Purple Heart Cemetery: “In Grateful Memory of Vernon C. Collins” Woodlawn Memorial Park in Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi, USA : Walls of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery on McKinley Road, Fort Bonifacio, Philippines.