World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
J. Lawton Collins
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
New Orleans, Louisiana
Honored By
Earl E. Richardson
GENERAL. COMMANDED ARMY FORCES ON GUADALCANAL AND THE VII CORPS IN THE D-DAY ASSAULT ON UTAH BEACH ON JUNE 6, 1944. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL AND THE LEGION OF MERIT.