Robins, Frederick, “Robins, Frederick (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed December 5, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/29421.
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Robins, Frederick (Interview outline and video), 2008
Frederick Robins was born in Chicago in 1926. He joined the Merchant Marines in August of 1944, and went through basic training for 6 weeks in New York City. He completed radio operator school and graduated in 1945. During his tour of duty, he traveled throughout the Pacific dropping off supplies to and from islands. After the war was over Fred continued to travel around South America and Europe delivering supplies until he was discharged in 1947.