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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Thomas Matthew Robins (ASN: 0-1890), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Deputy Chief Engineer from 1943 to 1945.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Regiment:

    Engineer Depot

    Division:

    Port of New York

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 77 (1919)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Thomas Matthew Robins, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I, while in charge of the Engineer Depot established in connection with the Port of New York, and subsequently included in the Port of Embarkation at Hoboken, New Jersey.