
Captain Leroy Robbins - St. Louis, MO
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N 38° 37.743 W 090° 11.993
15S E 743749 N 4279333
Display, memorial, inside the Soldiers Memorial Museum.
Waymark Code: WM17JV1
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/01/2023
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County of display: St. Louis Independent City
Location of display: Chestnut St., Soldiers Memorial Museum, E section, St. Louis
Display: Missouri Historical Society
Marker Text:
Captain Leroy Robbins
1st MISSOURI INFANTRY
While working as vice president of the St. Louis Well Machine and Tool Company, Leroy Robbins also served with the National Guard throughout three conflicts. He commanded a unit of Missouri volunteers during the Spanish-American War and in 1916 to Texas to prepare for possible conflict in the Mexican Border Crisis. During World War I, Robbins led an Army regiment stationed in South Carolina.
Robbin's years of dedication to his country exemplify what it means to be a citizen soldier.
Captions:
Above: Spanish=American War summer uniform of Capt. Leroy Robbins, 1898.
Right: Capt. Leroy Robbins, ca. 1916.