J. Lawton Collins
Military Person
1896 – 1987
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Who was J. Lawton Collins?
Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins was Army Chief of Staff during the Korean War. During World War II, he was an Army general, serving in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations.
His elder brother, James Lawton Collins, was also in the Army as a major general. His nephew, Michael Collins, was the command module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 that put the first two men on the Moon and would retire as a brigadier general from the Air Force.
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- Born
- May 1, 1896
New Orleans - Also known as
- Joseph Lawton Collins
- "Lightning Joe" Collins
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Command and General Staff College
- Died
- Sep 12, 1987
Washington, D.C. - Resting place
- Arlington National Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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