Born: October 8, 1920
Killed in Action (MIA): June 15, 1944 while onboard the USS LST-133 Troop Transport near Barfleur, France

U.S. Army
Rank: Staff Sergeant
113th Field Artillery Battalion 30th Infantry Division

After attending school in Hopewell, S/Sgt. Collier joined the North Carolina National Guard in Louisburg, NC and attended Louisburg College there.

At the time of his death, S/Sgt. Collier was survived by his parents, Mr. & Mrs. J. L. Collier, sister, Miss Christine Collier and a brother, Harry T. Collier.

Memorial: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Garden of the Missing, Colleville-sur-Mer, Basse-Normande, France