J. Lawton Collins

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J. Lawton Collins

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Joseph "Lightning Joe" Lawton Collins (May 1, 1896 – September 12, 1987) 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 major general from the Air Force. His sister Gertrude was married to General Arthur Edmund Easterbrook.

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Birth date 1896-05-01

Death date 1987-09-12

Military command Chief of Staff of the United States Army 20px|VII Corps (United States)VII Corps 3rd Battalion,22nd Infantry Regiment 20px|25th Infantry Division (United States)25th Infantry Division

Service end year 1956

Service start year 1917

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