Lightning joe an autobiography in five short
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The Autobiography penalty Benjamin Franklin
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On Sept 16th, 1987, at his home in Washington, D.C., General Joseph Lawton Collins passed away at the age of 90. All of you will remember him as commander of the VII Corps, which the 3rd Armored was part of in most of its combat time. Through the efforts of Haynes Dugan and Ned Arceneaux, permission was granted us to reprint pages 310-317 of "Lightning Joe: an autobiography by Lt. General J. Lawton Collins." This permission was granted by Louisiana State University Press. Collins was born and raised in New Orleans in the Algiers section. These pages have to do with our 3rd Armored.
The First Army Attacks March 25, 1945
The attack of the First Army went off on March 25 against only light resistance except along the Seig, where the 1st Infantry Division repulsed a series of counterattacks. By the twenty-eighth the 3rd Armored had blazed ahead to Marburg, capturing that medical and cultural center of 25,000 people with virtually no damage to the thirteenth-century cathedral or the famed university, founded in 1527. As an indication of how surprised the Germans were at the arrival of our troops, a train load of civilians and convalescent soldiers being brought to Marburg for rest and rehabilitation was halted just outside the city by our tanks.
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Joseph Lawton 'Lightning Joe' Collins
General, U.S. Army
Joseph Lawton Collins was born on 1 May 1896 in Algiers, LA, the son of an Irish immigrant who had served as a Union drummer boy in the American Civil War. Joseph was the nephew of Martin Behrman, Mayor of New Orleans from 1904-20 and again from 1925 to his death in 1926. Behrman used his influence to get Collins an alternate appointment to the U.S. Military Academy - one that he could only obtain if the first nominee failed his entry examination. In the first example of what Collins called his 'usual Irish luck,' the principle candidate failed and, on 2 June 1913, Collins took his place at West Point. In April 1917, he graduated (35th in his class of 139) and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry. He was assigned to the 22nd Infantry and promoted to First Lieutenant in May 1917 and to temporary Captain in August 1917. However, he didn't reach Europe until after the Armistice ended the World War I.
He attended the Infantry School of Arms at Fort Sill, OK, and served with his regiment at various locations during the years 1917-19. He was promoted to permanent Captain in June 1918 and to temporary Major in September 1918. Collins commanded the 3d Battalion, 22d Infantry in France during 1919, and was Assi