Records of the National aArchives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel, 1935-1975. Photograph of Solon J. Buck and General Joseph Lawton Collins.

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Records of the National aArchives and Records Administration, 1789-ca. 2007. Historic Photograph File of National Archives Events and Personnel, 1935-1975. Photograph of Solon J. Buck and General Joseph Lawton Collins.

1945

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Original caption: Dr. Solon J. Buck, Archivist of the United States, turning surrender documents over to Lt. General Joseph Lawton Collins, Deputy Commander of the Army Ground Forces, for the Victory Bond Tour.

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Collins, J. Lawton (Joseph Lawton), 1896-1987

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Joseph Lawton Collins (1896-1987) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After his graduation from West Point in 1917, he commissioned with the infantry. He served with the American forces in Germany from 1919 to 1921. Between 1921 and 1931, he taught at West Point and the Infantry School. He graduated from Command and General Staff School in 1933 and the Army Industrial College in 1937. Upon graduation from the Army War College in 1938, he became an instructor there. In 1941, he left to serve as c...