▁appeal ▁for ▁assistance ▁from ▁civ ili ans ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁request ing ▁items ▁that ▁the ▁army ▁was ▁not ▁prepared ▁to ▁supply , ▁including ▁k os her ▁food s , ▁religious ▁articles ▁and ▁c ash ▁don ations . ▁ ▁Post war ▁Following ▁Vict ory ▁in ▁Europe ▁Day , ▁the ▁ 4 2 nd ▁assumed ▁occupation ▁duty ▁in ▁western ▁Austria , ▁with ▁Collins ▁serving ▁as ▁military ▁governor . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁at ▁Fort ▁Lewis , ▁Washington , ▁and ▁later ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁New ▁York - New ▁Jersey ▁area ▁headquarters ▁at ▁Fort ▁Tot ten , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁Division ▁at ▁Fort ▁Jackson , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁A ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁military ▁att ache ▁in ▁Moscow , ▁afterwards ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁to ▁command ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁at ▁Camp ▁At ter bury , ▁Indiana . ▁ ▁Ret irement , ▁death ▁and ▁bur ial ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁army ▁after ▁ 3 7 ▁years ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁vice ▁president ▁for ▁North ▁American ▁Van ▁L ines ▁and ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁Human ▁Research ▁Organ ization ▁at ▁George ▁Washington ▁University . ▁ ▁Collins ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁Colorado , ▁where ▁he ▁lived ▁until ▁ret iring ▁to ▁Sal zburg , ▁where ▁many ▁D ach au ▁surv iv ors ▁were ▁initially