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Floyd Robinson



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Name: Floyd Henry Robinson
D.O.B: 28 Jan. 1949
Home of Record: Burlington, Ks
Date of Loss: 12 March 1969
Country Of Loss: South Vietnam
Coordinates Of Loss: 143822N / 1073903E
Status: Missing In Action / BNR
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Unit: Company E 1st Btn. , 8th Inf, 4th Inf ,Div.




Name: Floyd Henry Robinson
Rank/Branch: E5/US Army
Unit: Company E, 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
Date of Birth: 28 January 1949
Home City of Record: Burlington KS
Date of Loss: 12 March 1969
Country of Loss: South Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 143822N 1073903E
Status (in 1973): Missing in Action
Category: 2
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: Ground
Other Personnel in Incident: (none missing)

REMARKS:

SYNOPSIS: On March 12, 1969, Sgt. Floyd H. Robinson was serving as pointman for
a 5-man reconnaissance team of a rifle company. The team was operating in
Kontum Province, South Vietnam, about 10 miles west-northwest of the city of
Dak To.

During the mission, the team became engaged in a heavy fire fight in the late
afternoon. At that time, Robinson and two other team members were separated
from the team leader and his assistant. The three men began to escape and evade
in a heavily congested area. They continued to evade until 1700 hours.

On March 14, they had crossed a stream and had moved south where they were
ambushed by a squad-sized element of communist soldiers. The three men returned
fire and were able to break contact. Robinson proceeded north on a trail, while
the other men sought to find cover in the thick brush. That was the last time
Robinson was seen alive.

The two other men continued to evade and were eventually returned to friendly
forces. Company-sized operations were conducted in the area in which Robinson
was last seen for two weeks after the loss without a sign of Robinson. He was
classified Missing in Action.

Nearly 10,000 reports relating to Americans in Southeast Asia have been
received by the U.S. Government since 1975. A Pentagon panel concluded in 1986
that there were at least 100 men still alive. Robinson could be one of these
men. How much longer must they wait for this country to bring them home?