Wolfgang F. Robinow

Wolfgang F. Robinow
Personal details
Born	1918
Died	2011
Nativity	Germany
Religion	Jewish
Awards	Silver Star
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Army
ASN	33004252
Rank	Sergeant
Camp Ritchie	Class 18 (13 April – 10 June 1944)
Section	5D
Enlisted	Baltimore, Maryland
Teams	IPW 155, MII 482-G

Awards and honors

Silver Star

• Listed in By The Numbers/Awards (from Ritchie Boy Secrets by Beverley Driver Eddy).

Teammates

Team — IPW 155

Team — MII 482-G

These are other soldiers listed on the same team roster. People moved between teams; overlapping service dates are not always documented.

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Wolfgang F. Robinow (1918–2011) was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 18, served with IPW Team 155, and received the Silver Star for gallantry near Perbach, Germany, in April 1945.

Biography

Wolfgang F. Robinow was a German-born Jewish Ritchie Boy who emigrated to the United States and enlisted from Baltimore, Maryland. He trained at Camp Ritchie in Class 18 and served as an interpreter with IPW Team 155 and Military Intelligence Service elements attached to the 42nd Infantry Division.

Near Perbach, Germany, on 16 April 1945, Robinow was with a patrol ambushed by strong enemy forces. After one man was wounded, he returned with three tanks, directed their fire from atop one of the vehicles, then drove the wounded soldier to an aid station under fire though he was himself wounded in the left arm. He received the Silver Star for that action (presented 10 August 1945).

Robinow died in 2011.

Research notes

• Silver Star ! (Jewish)

Gallery

• 
  Silver Star medal (not a portrait of Robinow)

Technical record

Field	Imported value
Approx Age at Death	93
Nara ASN	33004252
Nara Name	ROBINOW WOLFGANG F
Nara State	34
Nara County	1
Nara POE	3110
Nara DOE	240241
Nara Grade Alpha	PVT
Nara Grade Code	8
Nara Branch Alpha	BI
Nara Branch Code	0
Branch	Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Nara Term or Enlistment	0
Term of enlistment	Unknown
Defer. Date	0
Nara Source	0
Nara Nativity	N1
Nara Year of Birth	18
Nara Race	J
Nara Race Description	White not yet a citizen
Nara Education	8
Nara Civilian Occupation	45
Nara Marital Status	6
Nara Height (inches)	72
Nara Weight (lbs)	168
Class_ASN	33004252
Class_Name	ROBINOW, Wolfgang F.
match_method	asn_exact_name_exact
row_source	both

Sources

• Silver Star citation (Military Intelligence Service, 42nd Infantry Division; action near Perbach, Germany, 16 April 1945; presentation 10 August 1945), as summarized on this profile
• By The Numbers/Awards (Silver Star list)
• Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
• Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
• NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
• 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
• Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-07-22 (1 post)