Harry J. Collins

Harry John Collins

Nickname(s)	"Hollywood Harry"
Born	December 7, 1895 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	March 8, 1963 (aged 67) Salzburg, Austria
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1917–1954
Rank	Major General
Service number	0-7320
Unit	Infantry Branch
Commands held	1st Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment 345th Infantry Regiment 42nd Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division 31st Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War I World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Silver Star Bronze Star (2)
Other work	Vice President, North American Van Lines

Major General Harry John Collins (December 7, 1895 – March 8, 1963) was a decorated senior United States Army officer who commanded the 42nd "Rainbow" Infantry Division during World War II.

Harry Collins was born on December 7, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from the Western Military Academy in 1915 and attended the University of Chicago before leaving in 1917 to join the United States Army, due to the American entry into World War I.

Collins completed the course at the Officer Training Camp in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1917, received his commission as a second lieutenant in the Infantry Branch, and was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment.

Collins served with the 3rd Infantry on the Mexican Border at Eagle Pass, Texas at the end of the Pancho Villa Expedition and during World War I.

Collins remained with the 3rd Infantry, including assignments at Camp Sherman, Ohio and Fort Snelling, Minnesota. In 1922 he was assigned to the 19th Infantry Regiment at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He completed the Infantry Officer Course at Fort Benning, Georgia in 1926, and remained there as an instructor on the staff of the U.S. Army Infantry School. From 1929 to 1930 he was an instructor at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, and he completed the Infantry Advanced Course at Fort Benning in 1930.