Korean War
Service # | 460390 |
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Rank | Lieutenant Junior Grade U.S. Navy |
Date of Death | May 7 1951 |
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Lieutenant Junior Grade Robbins was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Lieutenant Junior Grade Robbins was the pilot of an AD-4 Skyraider dive bomber with Attack Squadron 145 (702) aboard the carrier USS BOXER (CV-21). On May 7, 1951, he was making a strafing run on an enemy machine gun position three miles east of Inje, when his aircraft was hit by small arms fire and crashed.