Robinett
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antelopedundee
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It likely wasn't his dad.
https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Clifford-Guy-Robinett/Boone-Iowa/1886261
You might possibly know an uncle, but Randy may come along and answer your question.
I've known Randy for a lot of years.
One thing I remember about Clifford after having chatted with him a few times is that he loved to talk.
R.G. Robinett
"That'll never work."
My dad's brother was a bombardier (B-17), flying out of N Africa, and, later, Scicily & Italy. . RG
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Butch Lambert
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R.G. Robinett
"That'll never work."
Butch Lambert
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Butch, say hello to spamified AI!RG
Yes sir.
dmort
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More On Robinett
"An Army at Dawn" was one of those books you can't put down. It was written with a great deal of research by Rick Atkison. It was reading this book that I came across the name Robinett. He was a General at the time in North Africa. Atkinson pulls no punches in his critique of a poorly led inexperience American army.
General Robinett was a bright spot.
If you get a chance to read it do so. It's a real education and it won the Pulitzer Prize.
Mort
If you are really interested I can loan you the book. Mailing books is cheap
"An Army at Dawn" was one of those books you can't put down. It was written with a great deal of research by Rick Atkison. It was reading this book that I came across the name Robinett. He was a General at the time in North Africa. Atkinson pulls no punches in his critique of a poorly led inexperience American army.
General Robinett was a bright spot.
If you get a chance to read it do so. It's a real education and it won the Pulitzer Prize.
Mort
If you are really interested I can loan you the book. Mailing books is cheap
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Hunter
Throwin' Up Spray
Based on the above, I got that book today, and just started reading it -- it's going to be a long read. So far, the most eye-opening statement I've seen is on page 8: "In September 1939, the U.S. Army had ranked seventeenth in the world in size and combat power."