Colonel Robert A. Robbins was commissioned an Infantry Officer upon graduation from Officer Candidate School, 22 October 1942, class number 79. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, Co E 361st Inf, 91st Inf Div, Camp White, Oregon. | His subsequent duty assignments include: CO, Co E, 361st Inf, 91st Inf Div, Camp Adair, Oregon; Ln O, 5th U.S. Army, Italy;  ExO, 2d Bn, 361st Inf, 91st Inf Div, Italy;  Plans Officer, Opns Div, War Dept Gen Staff, Pentagon; Editor, I&E Div, War Dept SS, Pentagon; Student, Inf Adv Crse, Fort Benning, Georgia; Headquarters Cmdt & Co, Sp Tps, U.S. Army Caribbean, Fort Amador, Canal Zone; Aide to Army Chief of Staff, Department of the Army, Pentagon; Student, C&GSC, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas; Sector Plans Director, Headquarters Sixth U.S. Army, Fott Ord, California; Sr Advisor, 2d RTA, JUSMAG, Thailand;  Map Tng Off, Army Sect, JUSMAG, Thailand; Asst to CofS, Headquarters. 101st Abn Div, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Dp Gp Co, 501st BG, 101st Abn Div, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; CO, Headquarters Support Group, 101st Abn Div, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Sr Advisor Abn & Spec Forces, MAAG Vietnam; Chief, Pers Svcs Div, Dir of Pers, Headquarters Sixth U.S. Army, Presidio of San Francisco; Chief, Inf & Abn Test Div, U.S. Army Arctic Test Center, Fort Greely, Alaska; Chief of Operations, U.S. Army Arctic Test Center, Fort Greely, Alaska;  Chief, Small Arms Test Div, U.S. Army Infantry Board, Fort Benning, GA;  Chief of Opns Div, U.S. Army Infantry Board, Fort Benning Georgia. | His awards and decorations include:  Silver Star, Bronze Star for Valor w/3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart, Army Commendation Medal w/2 Clusters, Distinguished Unit Citation w/Cluster, CIB w/star, Master Parachutist.