elling , ▁Minnesota . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁at ▁Sch of ield ▁Bar ra cks , ▁Hawai i . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁Infantry ▁Officer ▁Cour se ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning , ▁Georgia , ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁and ▁remained ▁there ▁as ▁an ▁instruct or ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Infantry ▁School . ▁From ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁instruct or ▁at ▁Fort ▁Eth an ▁Allen , ▁Verm ont , ▁and ▁he ▁completed ▁the ▁Infantry ▁Advanced ▁Cour se ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁A ▁special ist ▁with ▁the ▁pla cement ▁and ▁mark sm ans hip ▁of ▁machine ▁guns , ▁he ▁operated ▁schools ▁for ▁machine ▁gun ▁operators ▁at ▁Fort ▁Sam ▁Houston , ▁Texas , ▁and ▁Fort ▁Warren ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁Collins ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁War ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁again ▁in ▁Hawai i , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁moved ▁to ▁V ancouver ▁Bar ra cks , ▁Washington , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁Pl ans , ▁Oper ations ▁and ▁Training ▁Officer ▁( S 3 ) ▁for ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁and ▁then ▁commanded