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Joseph Lawton Collins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on, on 1 May 1896, [1] the tenth of eleven children (five boys, six girls) of the large Irish Catholic family of New Orleans dry goods store and pub owner Jeremiah Bernard Collins and Catherine (Lawton) Collins.
James Lawton Collins (December 10, 1882 – June 30, 1963) was an American major general of the U.S. Army who served in World War I and World War II, and was the father of Apollo 11 astronaut Maj. Gen. Michael Collins, USAF Reserve (ret.), and Brigadier General James Lawton Collins Jr.
Sep 14, 1987 · Gen. J. Lawton Collins, a combat leader in World War IIa former Army Chief of Staff, died Saturday at his home of cardiac arrest. He was 91 years old.
J. Lawton Collins, born on May 1, 1896, in New Orleans, Louisiana, was a distinguished American military officer who rose through the ranks to become a four-star general. His illustrious career spanned both World War II and the Korean War, and he played a vital role in shaping U.S. military strategy and leadership during critical moments in ...
Collins served as Army Chief of Staff from 16 August 1949 to 15 August 1953. As Chief of Staff, Collins led the U.S. Army during the Korean War, supervised the Army’s operations of the railroads, and helped develop the Army’s role in the newly-created North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Former Army Chief of Staff J. Lawton Collins was inducted into the Fort Leavenworth Memorial Hall of Fame on 17 May 1983. The Hall of Fame was established to honor American soldiers who have...
The papers of J. Lawton Collins, army officer and business executive, were deposited in the Eisenhower Library in 1970, 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1986, by Mr. Collins. In October 1974 Mr. Collins executed an instrument of gift for these papers.
Joseph Lawton Collins (1896-1987) was one of the most capable American Corps commanders of the Second World War, and one of a small number of senior officers to serve in both the Pacific and European fronts, commanding the 25th Division on Guadalcanal and the 7th Corps from D-Day to the end of the war.
J. Lawton Collins graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of April 1917. He served as the 1st Army Vice Chief of Staff from 1947...
General Joseph Lawton Collins was a senior United States Army officer. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations, one of a few senior American commanders to do so. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Korean War.
