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J. Lawton Collins
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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.
Collins in 1948
Collins in 1948
On the right, Major General J. L. Collins, commanding the 25th Division and, on the left, Major Charles W. Davis, commanding the 3rd Battalion, 27th I
On the right, Major General J. L. Collins, commanding the 25th Division and, on the left, Major Charles W. Davis, commanding the 3rd Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment confer on New Georgia, 14 August 1943
Major General J. Lawton Collins receiving the Companion of the Order of the Bath from British General Sir Bernard Montgomery at Mönchengladbach, 1944
Major General J. Lawton Collins receiving the Companion of the Order of the Bath from British General Sir Bernard Montgomery at Mönchengladbach, 1944
Bradley (center with three stars on his helmet) and Collins, along with other senior officers, attend the funeral of Brigadier General Theodore Roosev
Bradley (center with three stars on his helmet) and Collins, along with other senior officers, attend the funeral of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr. in Normandy, France, July 13, 1944. Roosevelt died shortly after D-Day.
Michael Collins (astronaut)
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Michael Collins was an American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11 command module Columbia around the Moon in 1969 while his crewmates, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, made the first crewed landing on t
J. Lawton Collins
…United States Army. His nephew, Brigadier General James Lawton Collins Jr. served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Another 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 retired from the United States Air Force as…
Collins in 1969
Collins in 1969
1969 commemorative plaque in via Tevere, Rome, marking Collins' birthplace
1969 commemorative plaque in via Tevere, Rome, marking Collins' birthplace
ARPS Class III graduates. Front row: Ed Givens, Tommie Benefield, Charles Bassett, Greg Neubeck and Collins. Back row: Al Atwell, Neil Garland, Jim Ro
ARPS Class III graduates. Front row: Ed Givens, Tommie Benefield, Charles Bassett, Greg Neubeck and Collins. Back row: Al Atwell, Neil Garland, Jim Roman, Al Uhalt and Joe Engle
Collins (right) with John Young (left) and a model of their Gemini spacecraft and Titan II booster
Collins (right) with John Young (left) and a model of their Gemini spacecraft and Titan II booster