James Lawton Collins Jr. | |
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 As a West Point cadet in 1939 | |
| Birth name | James Lawton Collins Jr. |
| Born | 5 November 1917 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | 6 May 2002 (aged 84) Middleburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1939–1982 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Service number | 21788 |
| Commands | 957th Field Artillery Battalion Army Language School V Corps Artillery |
| Battles / wars | World War II Korean War Vietnam War |
| Awards | Army Distinguished Service Medal (3) Silver Star Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal Purple Heart Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France) |
| Relations | Joseph Lawton Collins (uncle) James Lawton Collins (father) Michael Collins (brother) Kate Collins (niece) |
James Lawton Collins Jr. (5 November 1917 – 6 May 2002) was a brigadier general in the U.S. Army who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, a military historian, and a viticulturist. He was the son of Major General James Lawton Collins, nephew of General J. Lawton Collins, who served as Chief of Staff of the Army during the Korean War, and older brother of Apollo 11 astronaut Major General Michael Collins. He led a North Dakota National Guard artillery battalion in Normandy in 1944, and served as the U.S. Army Chief of Military History from 1970 to 1982.