Robbins, Grady Lee

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Date of birth:: March 4th, 1917 (Hampton/Calhoun County, Arkansas, the United States of America)
Date of death:: September 21st, 1944 (Lent, Gelderland province, the Netherlands)
Service number:: 38064322
Nationality:: American

Biography

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Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Awarded for:: Operation Shingle

“At 2300 hours on 23 January 1944, when his company was ambushed east of Nettuno, Italy, by approximately 30 Germans, PFC Robbins, acting on his own initiative, crept forward alone over 25 yards of open terrain dragging his machine gun through streams of enemy bullets which passed only a few inches from his head. Although his company commander and another man were killed a few feet ahead of him, and others wounded, PFC Robbins proceeded until he reached a point only 50 yards from the enemy, set up his machine gun and fired point-blank into the enemy positions, killed 8 Germans, knocked out two machine guns and caused complete confusion among the enemy. The cool courage of PFC Robbins no only enabled his company to withdraw and reorganize for a counterattack, but inspired them to such an extent that the counterattack was successful.”

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Private 1st Class
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Awarded for:: Operation Shingle

Purple Heart awarded for injuries received during combat in February, 1944, near Anzio

Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
Awarded for:: Operation Market Garden

Posthumously awarded as Oak Leaf Cluster

World War Two Victory Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Good Conduct Medal - Army

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

American Campaign Medal

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

Distinguished Unit Citation/Presidential Unit Citation - Army

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division

US Army Parachute Badge

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Sergeant
Unit:: HQ Company, 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division