- SURNAME
Robbins
- FORENAME
Lorenzo O.
- UNIT
6 SF Group (Company B)
- RANK
Sergeant First Class
- NUMBER
- AWARD
Silver Star
- PLACE
North Vietnam 1970 (Son Tay)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CITATION:
Silver Star : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 8, 1918 (amended by act of July 25, 1963), takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Sergeant First Class Lorenzo O. Robbins, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 21 November 1970 as a member of an all-volunteer joint U.S. Army and Air Force raiding force in the Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed heliborne assault mission to rescue United States military personnel held as prisoners of war at Son Tay prison in North Vietnam. This valiant effort was motivated by deep compassion for his imprisoned fellow men-at-arms, and by a strong sense of military duty and national pride. After debarking from the assault helicopter. Sergeant Robbins, with complete disregard for his life, moved across a completely exposed area under the threat of automatic weapons fire from the east and northwest guard towers in order to reach his initial objective. He calmly and deliberately neutralized a large detention building. Single-handed, he then eliminated the major enemy threat posed by the northwest guard tower. He then assisted in searching and clearing operations that were taking place in an adjacent area. Sergeant Robbins' conscious disregard for his personal safety, extraordinary heroism against an armed hostile force, and extreme devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflect great credit on himself and the United States Army.
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