Posted on May 1, 2016
Charles MacDonald interview with Gen J. Lawton "Lightning Joe" Collins (II)
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If you have ever went through The Infantry Turning Blue Ceremony General " Lightning Joe " Collins hand a big hand with the Infantry Blue Cord.
Today's Birthday In military History..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,[1] 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Lawton_Collins... http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/josephla.htm
Today's Birthday In military History..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,[1] 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. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Lawton_Collins... http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/josephla.htm
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