3 8 ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁a ▁second ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁inf antry . ▁ ▁W W II ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁batt alion ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁Regiment . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁deployed ▁to ▁Fin sch h afen ▁in ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁Collins ▁assumed ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Infantry , ▁command ing ▁the ▁regiment ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Mor ot ai ▁and ▁Battle ▁of ▁Lu zon , ▁where ▁the ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁B agu io . ▁The ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁Infantry ▁then ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Occ up ation ▁of ▁Japan , ▁landing ▁there ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁Infantry ▁Division ▁and ▁led ▁it ▁during ▁its ▁deployment ▁to ▁South ▁Vietnam ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁command ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁L T G ▁Collins ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁command ▁I ▁Field ▁Force , ▁Vietnam , ▁which ▁he ▁commanded ▁from ▁February ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁Upon ▁review ing ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁optim istic ▁port ions