J. Lawton Collins

J. Lawton Collins
Birth name	Joseph Lawton Collins
Nickname(s)	"Lightning Joe"[1]
Born	(1896-05-01)1 May 1896 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	12 September 1987(1987-09-12) (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1956
Rank	General
Service number	0-5247
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands	Chief of Staff of the United States Army Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army Deputy Chief of Staff of the United States Army VII Corps 25th Infantry Division 3rd Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	World War I Occupation of the Rhineland World War II Solomon Islands Campaign Guadalcanal Campaign New Georgia Campaign Operation Overlord Normandy landings Operation Goodwood Operation Cobra Falaise Pocket Siegfried Line campaign Battle of the Mons Pocket Battle of Hürtgen Forest Battle of the Bulge Western Allied invasion of Germany Korean War
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal (4) Silver Star (2) Legion of Merit (3) Bronze Star Medal
Spouse(s)	Gladys Easterbrook ​ (m. 1921)​
Relations	James Lawton Collins (brother) James Lawton Collins Jr. (nephew) Michael Collins (nephew)

General Joseph Lawton Collins (1 May 1896 – 12 September 1987) was a senior United States Army officer. During World War II, he served in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations, one of a few senior American commanders to do so. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the Korean War.

Collins' elder brother, Major General James Lawton Collins, was also in the United States Army. His nephew, Brigadier General James Lawton Collins Jr. served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Another 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 retired from the United States Air Force as a major general.