The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Private John N. Robinson (MCSN: 349198), United States Marine Corps, for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving with the Second Marine Raider Battalion during operations against enemy Japanese forces on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 30 November 1942. When his patrol squad made a surprise assault against a strong enemy base, Private Robinson, with quick initiative and high courage, boldly rushed into the group, ten times the strength of his squad, and with his automatic weapon blazing, attacked the Japanese forces, contributing in a large measure to their swift destruction. His grim determined and indomitable fighting spirit were in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Naval Service.