Collins, James Lawton, Sr., MG

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Major General

Last Service Branch
Field Artillery

Last Primary MOS
00GC-Commanding General

Last MOS Group
General Officer

Primary Unit
1944-1946, 00GC, 5th Service Command

Service Years
1907 - 1946

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Personal Details

Home State

Louisiana

Year of Birth
1882

This Military Service Page was created/owned by the Site Administrator to remember Collins, James Lawton, Sr., MG.

Contact Info

Home Town Algiers, Louisiana	Last Address Unknown

Date of Passing Jun 30, 1963
Location of Interment Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, Virginia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Plot: Sec 34 Sit 121-A

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Additional Information

Last Known Activity

United States Army General. The father of astronaut Michael Collins, he served
as aide-de-camp to General John J. Pershing during the Philippine Insurrection,
the Mexican Punititve Expedition and in France during World War I. During World
War II he commanded the Puerto Rican Division and the 5th Service Command. He
retired in 1946.

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Unit Assignments


	1907-1908, 8th Cavalry Regiment
	1917-1918, 7th Field Artillery Regiment
	1941-1944, 00GC, Puerto Rican Department
	1944-1946, 00GC, 5th Service Command

Combat and Non-Combat Operations


	1908-1909 Moro Rebellion (Philippines)
	1916-1917 Mexican Service Campaign (1911-1919)/Pancho Villa Expedition (1916-1917)
	1918-1918 World War I/Montdidier-Noyon Campaign
	1918-1918 World War I/Aisne-Marne Campaign
	1918-1918 World War I/St. Mihiel Campaign
	1918-1918 World War I/Meuse-Argonne Campaign
	1918-1918 World War I/Meuse-Argonne Campaign
	1941-1945 WWII - American Theater

Colleges Attended



	1900-1903, Tulane University
	1903-1907, United States Military Academy