The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1919-03-13
DEFINITE NEWS OF
BURIAL OF ROBINS

The distressing uncertainty which
has prevailed for months regarding
the fate of Sergeant Howard v. Rob-
ins of Winnemucca has at last given
place to definitee information that
the young soldier is buried in an
army grave on the famous battlefield
OF Chateau Thierry, in France. where
perhaps the fiercest fighting of the
entire war occurred. Verne" Robins
was with the Marines who won ever
lasting glory in that battle, but he
was one of those to whose lot the
supreme sacrifice" fell.
The following two letters from
France were recently received by F.
c. Robins of this city. father of the
young sergeant. 1t will be noted that
they are dated only three days apart.
The cable message referred to in the
second letter was received by Mr..
Robins, but at the time it seemed to
only add more confusion to the mass
of contradictory reports which had
been received prior thereto. Follow
ing are the official communications:
Headquarters First Army, A. E. F.
Office Of Commanding General
February 13, 1919.
F. c. Robins, Winnemucca, New:
Dear Sir-I am advised by the ad-
jutant of the Second division that
Howard v. Robins, 271613, sergeant,
Company NJ, Fifth Marines, was
dropped from the rolls of his organi-
zation as Missing in Action" on June
25, 1918. and has not been heard
from since. This is all the informa-
tion that the division can supply.
Your letter refers to a wire from
the War Department to the effect that
Sergeant Robins was severely wound
ed June 80. If this is so. il is evident
that he was never returned to his
former organization.
II I can learn anything about him
through the hospital authorities will
advise you. I suppose. however, that
you would be able to get from the
statistical section of the Adjutnat
Generals department at Washington
a definite statement as to whether or
not your son recovered from his
wounds.
l am sorry that / can give you no
more definite information, and will
send you in the future whatever addi-
tional news / may receive about him.
P.L. STACKPOLE,
Lieut-Colonel, Ado.
Headquarters First Army. American
Expeditionary Forces, France.
Office of Commanding General.
February Is, 1919.
Mr.. F. c. Robins, Winnemucca, New:
Dear Sir-Referring to my letter of
February 13. / am today in receipt
OF the following sad message from
the Graves Registration Service:
Sergt Howard v. Robins was
buried in grave No. SO. cemetery
No. $50. American battle area,
Commune of Belleau. Department
of Aisne. Identified by tag. Date
OF burial unknown.
The earlier report again confirmed,
was that your son was wounded on
June 25. and in that case he was one
of those killed in the great drive of
General Mangins Tenth French army
striking in from west of Scissors
toward the east. as part OF the op-
erations by which the Chateau Thierry
salient was reduced. The Second di-
vision, A.E.F.. was attached to the
Tenth French army i'm the first few
days of this drive. and made a splen-
did record. to which no doubt the gal
lantry Of your son contributed. There
seems to be no detailed record of the
circumstances under which he lost
his life. and ii is not strange. as the
division was moving forward in con-
slant action of attack and pursuit of
the retreating enemy.
Please believe that you have the
sympathy of Lieutenant-G General Lig-
gett and myself in your bereavement.
/ have sent you the cable.