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Gen J. Lawton Collins being sworn in as new Army Chief of Staff

97-1894
Accession Number
97-1894
8x10 inches (21x26 cm)
Black & White
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HST Keywords
Collins, Mrs. J. Lawton
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Description
Gen. Omar Bradley swears in his successor, Gen. J. Lawton Collins (right), as the new Army Chief of Staff. Among those present are L to R, second row: Deputy Secretary of Defense Stephen Early; Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff; Adm. Louis E. Denfeld, Chief of Naval Operations; Secretary of the Army Gordon Gray; Mrs. Collins.
Date(s)
August 16, 1949