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.

Collins was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, into a large Irish Catholic family. He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1917 was commissioned a second lieutenant and assigned to the 22nd Infantry, April 1917 was promoted to first lieutenant, May 1917, and temporary captain, August 1917. He attended the Infantry School of Arms at Fort Sill and served with his regiment at various locations, 19171919. Collins was promoted to captain, June 1918, and to temporary major, September 1918 commanded the 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry, in France, 1919, and was assistant chief of staff, G3, of American Forces in Germany, 19201921.

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