John Harold Robinson
Military30 Missions: 1943 - Dec 16 Bremen; 20 Bremen; 24 Bonniere; 30 Mannheim;
1944 - Jan 5 Kiel; 11 Meppin; 29 Frankfurt; Feb 8 Watten; 11 Bonniere; 22 Botha; 24 Gotha; 25 Nurnberg; 29 Calais; Mar 15 Brunswick; 16 Friedrickschafen; 18 Friedrickschafen; 24 St. Dizier; 26 Siracourt; Apr 8 Brunswick; 9 Tutow; 11 Oscherlaben; 12 Zwickow; 20 Wivernes; 22 Coblenz; 24 Coblingen; 27 Chalons; May 7 Munster; 9 Florennes; 12 Zeitz; 19 Tutow.
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO Ribbon w/ 3 Battle Stars/ Good Conduct Medal/ Presidential Unit Citation/ Croix de Guerre/ WW II Victory Medal
destroyed 1 Me 109
Authored: Robinson, John Harold, A Reason to Live, Castle Books. Cited in: Holland, James, Big Week, The Biggest Air Battle of WW II, 2018, Atlantic Monthly Press, 402 p.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jackson, Tennessee | 14 October 1921 | |
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Died |
7 January 2011 | ||
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Buried |
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA | Memorial Park Cemetery | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Updated Died event and Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 85566509.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85566509/john-harold-robinson
Cited in Holland, James, 2018, Big Week, The Biggest Air Battle of World War II, Atlantic Monthly Press, 402 p.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 390 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)