J. Lawton Collins

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United States Army general human

J. Lawton Collins was a prominent U.S. Army general of World War II and later Army Chief of Staff, noted for his aggressive leadership in the European theater.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army general → human →
allegiance	United States of America →
awardReceived	Army Distinguished Service Medal → Bronze Star Medal → Distinguished Service Cross → Legion of Merit → Purple Heart → Silver Star →
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery →
commanded	25th Infantry Division → VII Corps →
conflict	Korean War → World War II →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1896-05-01 →
dateOfDeath	1987-09-12 →
educatedAt	Army War College → Command and General Staff School → United States Military Academy →
era	20th century →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	Collins →
givenName	Joseph →
heldPosition	United States Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
militaryBranch	United States Army →
militaryRank	General →
nickname	Lightning Joe →
notableFor	aggressive leadership in World War II European operations →
notableWork	Lightning Joe: An Autobiography →
occupation	military officer →
officeContested	Permanent Representative of the United States to NATO →
participatedIn	Battle of Normandy → Battle of the Bulge → Guadalcanal Campaign →
placeOfBirth	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States →
placeOfDeath	Washington, D.C., United States →
positionHeld	Chief of Staff of the United States Army →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	Washington, D.C., United States →
serviceNumber	0-12430 →
sexOrGender	male →
sibling	James Lawton Collins →
theaterOfOperations	European Theater of Operations → Pacific Theater of Operations →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Operation Cobra → VII Corps →	commander
VII Corps →	notableCommander