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James Lawton Collins (December 10, 1882 – June 30, 1963) was a 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.
James Lawton Collins Jr. (5 November 1917 – 6 May 2002) was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, a military historian, and a viticulturist. He was the son of Major General James Lawton Collins, nephew of General J. Lawton Collins, who served as Chief of Staff of the Army during ...
J. Lawton Collins. General Joseph Lawton Collins (May 1, 1896 – September 12, 1987) 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. [2] He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Korean War .
Sep 14, 1987 · J. Lawton Collins, the second youngest of 11 children, was born May 1, 1896, the son of an Irish native who joined the Union Army in the Civil War at the age of 16. He graduated from West Point in ...
May 12, 2002 · WASHINGTON POST. James Lawton Collins Jr., an Army brigadier general and military historian who directed the Army’s military history program for 12 years, has died. He was 84. Collins, who lived ...
May 9, 2002 · James Lawton Collins Jr., 84, an Army brigadier general and military historian who directed the Army's military history program for 12 years before retiring in 1982, died of a pulmonary embolism ...
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Feb 24, 2024 · Learn about the life and career of James Lawton Collins, Jr., who served in World War II, Vietnam and Korea, and became a military historian and wine grower. He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in 2002.
