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General James F. Collins<br />
1965-1973<br />
General James F. Collins served as a member of the Standing Commission from October 1965<br />
until November 1973, after having been re-elected in September 1969. His career began in<br />
the United States Military where he rose to be a General and saw active service during the<br />
Second World War when he was stationed in the Philippines and in Japan. He also served a<br />
tour in Hawaii where he commanded the 71 st and 2 nd Infantry Division. When he retired<br />
from the army in 1964, he was appointed as President of the American Red Cross, a post he<br />
filled for six and a half years. He was educated at the United States Military Academy at<br />
West Point. General Collins was born in the Bronx on September 2 nd , 1905 and died on<br />
January 22 nd , 1989 in Washington. 62<br />
62 Standing Commission<br />
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