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LTC Michel Andre George Robinson

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LTC Michel Andre George Robinson Veteran

Birth
City of Paris, Île-de-France, France
Death
23 Apr 1999 (aged 78)
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Burial
Orange, Orange County, California, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.8064806, Longitude: -117.7681083
Plot
Section E, Tier 80, Grave 3 U
Memorial ID
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Son of BG Joseph S Robinson (1918 USMA) and Simone Gaujot Robinson.

January 1943 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps. On D-Day, he served as Radar Officer, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Third Army Headquarters. He served with "Lucky Forward" for the duration of World War II and participated in the sweep through France into Germany.

Transferred to the Army Air Force in 1946. Developed and taught the first Guided Missile Course. Resigned from the Air Force in 1956. Served as assistant program manager for development and production of the Saturn II stage of the Apollo program.

Extracted from information originally published in ASSEMBLY, May/June 2001.
Son of BG Joseph S Robinson (1918 USMA) and Simone Gaujot Robinson.

January 1943 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. Commissioned in the Coast Artillery Corps. On D-Day, he served as Radar Officer, Anti-Aircraft Artillery, Third Army Headquarters. He served with "Lucky Forward" for the duration of World War II and participated in the sweep through France into Germany.

Transferred to the Army Air Force in 1946. Developed and taught the first Guided Missile Course. Resigned from the Air Force in 1956. Served as assistant program manager for development and production of the Saturn II stage of the Apollo program.

Extracted from information originally published in ASSEMBLY, May/June 2001.


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