J. Lawton Collins Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
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 brigadier general from the Air Force.
May 1, 1896, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died
September 12, 1987, Washington, D.C., United States
Place Of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Education
United States Army Command and General Staff College, United States Military Academy
Siblings
James Lawton Collins
Star Sign
Taurus
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Fact
1
Biography in: "The Scribner Encyclopedia of American Lives". Volume Two, 1986-1990, pages 192-194. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1999.
2
Uncle of astronaut Michael Collins, (who, in July 1969, was the command module pilot for Apollo 11, the mission that landed the first men on the moon and later was the Director of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.).
3
U.S. Army Chief of Staff (1949-1953).
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Vietnam: A Television History
1983
TV Series documentary
Himself
The World at War
1973-1974
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself / Himself - General, U.S VII Corps
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Crusade in Europe
1949
TV Series documentary
Himself
Known for movies
The World at War 1973-1974 as Himself / Himself - General, U.S VII Corps
$14 Million
