Military Tuesday~First Lt. Hugh Wesly Robbins, K.I.A.

 Lt. Hugh Wesly Robbins

b. 29 Jul 1923

d. 22 Jan 1945, France

bu. Episcopal Cemetery, 

Annapolis, Maryland        

Hugh, aka “Robby”, enlisted in the Army on April 20, 1942 in Baltimore, Maryland. He served as the Navigator on B-26G #43-34201, 1st Pathfinder Squadron, 387th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

Lt. Hugh W. Robbins Killed in Crash

Chesterfield, March 9-- First Lt. Hugh W. Robbins, navigator of a B-26 Marauder, was killed in action, January 22, when his aircraft crash-landed as a result of Engine failure on retuning  from a combat mission, according to word received by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Calvin L. Robbins. Besides his parents, who live in Baltimore, Md., he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Robbins of Cheraw.
Lieutenant Robbins was the holder of two stars for his campaign ribbon, the Air Medal with Six Oak Leaf clusters and a Presidential Unit Citation.

First Lt. Hugh Wesly Robbins, Navigator, is buried in the Cedar Bluff Cemetery, adjoining the Episcopal Cemetery, Plot 293, Grave 3, Annapolis, Maryland        

A military photo of Lt. Hugh Wesly Robbins can be found here along with additional information on his crash. http://www.ww1.org/wheres.htm?fbclid=IwAR1Ml-72g-wpTO9vchioxRnzk7OAWpLSgYK2lVMwFkx0BAr3beEOlWEdAv8:

First Lt. Hugh Wesly Robbins was the husband of Lillian O. Teal, my 3rd Cousin once removed.

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[1] LT. Hugh W. Robbins Killed in Crash obituary, The State, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, 9 March 1945, Page 2, Column 4.