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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.
- 1907–1946
- United States Army
James Lawton Collins Jr. (nephew) Michael Collins (nephew) 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]
May 9, 2002 · May 8, 2002 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. 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...
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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.
- 1939–1982
- United States Army
Feb 24, 2024 · 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 May 6, 2002, at his country home in Middleburg, Virginia. He also lived in Washington, D.C.
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. The New Orleans native had his first...
May 12, 2002 · 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 in...
