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Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    3d Battalion

    Regiment:

    10th Marines

    Division:

    2d Marine Division

    Action Date:

    July 7, 1944

    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 343 (October 1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Pharmacist’s Mate Second Class James Willard Robinson, United States Naval Reserve, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action on 7 July 1944, while serving as a Corpsman attached to the Third Battalion, Tenth Marines, SECOND Marine Division at Saipan. His gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Naval Service.