Collins, Lee
Minnesota National Guard Corporal
Lee Collins, age 24, from Cloverdale, Indiana, Putnam county. Their last known residence was in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Parents: James and Margaret Collins
Service era: World War I
Date of death: Sunday, July 28, 1918
Death details: Killed in action in the battle of Ourcq
Cemetery: French Military Cemetery, Ourcq, France; Hurst-Collins Post of the American Legion, Cloverdale named in his honor
Source: Soldiers of the Great War, Indiana Historical Commission
His gravestone at Cloverdale Cemetery, Tells the Information about the battle he died in. And it tells when his body was returned for burial in Cloverdale. Easy to find at the cemetery. He has a flag pole next to his stone. He is one of two WWl KIAs buried in the Cloverdale Cemetery