caption serviceyears branch commands death_place death_date birth_place allegiance awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date rank image article_title name
ray a. robinson , usmc 1917-1957 25px & nbsp ; united states marine corps inspector department of the pacific fmf atlantic general , usmc 2nd marine division camp lejeune seattle , washington 26 march 1976 los angeles , california united states united states of america legion of merit -lrb- 2 -rrb- bronze star place of burial '' world war ii '' ' * battle of guam * ` battle of iwo jima world war i '' ' '' ` 1 june 1896 45px general robinson ra.jpg ray a. robinson
 ray albert robinson
ray a. robinson

general ray albert robinson -lrb- june 1 , 1896 - march 26 , 1976 -rrb- was a united states marine corps general who served in the corps more than 40 years .
his long and colorful career included service in france during the first world war -lrb- as aide-de-camp to smedley d. butler -rrb- , action at guam and iwo jima in world war ii , sea duty , and china service between world wars .
he also served in 1929 as officer in charge of the marine detachment which built president herbert hoover 's rapidan camp mountain retreat near criglersville , virginia .
robinson twice earned the legion of merit with combat `` v '' during world war ii -- the first for outstanding service in july and august 1944 , as chief of staff of the 3d marine division during the planning and execution of the recapture of guam ; and the second for outstanding service from october 1944 to march 1945 , as chief of staff of the 5th marine division during the preparation and combat phases of the iwo jima campaign .
after the iwo jima campaign general robinson was made assistant commander of the 5th marine division , earning the bronze star for his service in that capacity during the occupation of japan .
