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Bobby
Gerrel
Robinson
POW (WWII)

Home:

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North Carolina

Bobby Robinson was a member of the crew of the U.S.S. Pope which was badly damaged and subsequently sank on March 1, 1942. He and the other survivors floated in life rafts or in floatation jackets throughout the night and into the following day when they were picked up and captured by the Japanese.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Machinist’s Mate Second Class

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (Celebes Island & Japan)

    Action Date:

    March 2, 1942 – August 1945
    NARA Database: Records of World War II Prisoners of War, created, 1942 – 1947

    Machinist’s Mate Second Class Bobby Gerrel Robinson (NSN: 3759218), United States Navy, was captured by the Japanese after his ship, the U.S.S. POPE (DD-225), was sunk on 1 March 1942, and was held as a Prisoner of War until the end of hostilities in August 1945.