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Ross
Forest
Robinson
DNB (1946)
September 2, 1922

–

September 29, 1946

Born:

Hibbing

, 

Minnesota

Home:

St. Paul

, 

Minnesota

Ross Robinson became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was killed in an air accident during an exhibition flight at NAS Jacksonville, Florida, on September 29, 1946.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2)

    Regiment:

    Air Group 2

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12)

    Action Date:

    June 24, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 369 (November 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Ross F. Robinson, United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron TWO (VF-2), embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), over the Bonin Islands, on 24 June 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 2 (VF-2)

    Regiment:

    Air Group 2

    Division:

    U.S.S. Hornet (CV-12)

    Action Date:

    World War II

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Ross F. Robinson, United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Pilot in Fighting Squadron TWO (VF-2), embarked in U.S.S. HORNET (CV-12), during World War II.