The Generals of WWII
Generals from USA
Collins, Joseph Lawton
General
* 1st of May 1896
† 12th of September 1987
(Regular Army)
Promotions
| 1940-06-25 | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| 1941-01-15 | Colonel (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-02-14 | Brigadier-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1942-05-26 | Major-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1945-04-16 | Lieutenant-General (Army of the United States) |
| 1945-06-19 | Brigadier-General |
| 1948-01-24 | General (Army of the United States) |
| 1948-01-24 | Major-General |
Service
| 1940-06-10 | – | 1941-01-02 | Assistant Secretary, General Staff |
| 1941-01-07 | – | 1941-12-15 | Chief of Staff, VII Corps |
| 1941-12-16 | – | 1942-05-07 | Chief of Staff, Hawaiian Department |
| 1942-05-08 | – | 1943-12-15 | Commanding General 25th Infantry Division [Guadalcanal - New Britain] |
| 1944-02-15 | – | 1945-08-29 | Commanding General VII Corps [Northwestern Europe] |
| 1945-08-30 | – | 1945-12-15 | Chief of Staff, Army Ground Forces |
| 1945-12-16 | – | 1947-07-20 | Director of Bureau of Public Relations, War Department |
| 1947-09-01 | – | 1948-11-14 | Deputy Chief of Staff, US Army |
| 1948-11-15 | – | 1949-08-15 | Vice Chief of Staff, US Army |
| 1949-08-16 | – | 1953-08-14 | Chief of Staff, US Army |
| 1953-XX-XX | – | 1955-XX-XX | US Representative NATO Military Committee |
| 1955-XX-XX | – | 1956-XX-XX | Special US Representative to Republic of Vietnam |
| 1956-XX-XX | Retired |
Picture source: http://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Lawton_Collins