Robinson, George Alexander
Army Private

George Alexander Robinson from California, Stanislaus county.

Service era: Korea

Date of death: Saturday, October 25, 1952
Death details: In October of 1952, elements of the U.S. Army’s 2nd Infantry Division were holding positions alongside Republic of Korea (ROK) Army forces on “White Horse Mountain” when they came under attack by Chinese Communist Forces (CCF). In order to relieve pressure on ROK forces, the 2nd Infantry Division began launching raids against CCF units to their front, probing the enemy’s defensive positions. On October 25, one such patrol was carried out by men of Company I of the 2nd Division’s 9th Infantry Regiment, with the goal of locating and engaging enemy forces in their sector. After nightfall, the patrol encountered a CCF unit and came under mortar and small arms fire. The patrol suffered casualties and was forced to break contact with the enemy and withdraw to friendly lines.

Private George Alexander Robinson, who entered the U.S. Army from California, served with Company I, 3rd Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was a member of this patrol, was killed by enemy fire during the attack. Because the patrol was forced to withdraw under fire, his remains could not be recovered at the time of his loss. Further attempts to locate his remains have been unsuccessful, and he was not identified among the remains returned to the U.S. following the war. Today, Private Robinson is memorialized on the Courts of the Missing at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency