Paul McDonald Robinett

Paul McDonald Robinett
Brig. Gen. Paul M. Robinett, Commander of Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division, on reconnaissance, Maknassy valley
Education	Mountain Grove High School BS 1917, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. in Agriculture graduate fellowship 1917, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa attended 1925, French cavalry school, Saumur
Height	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Political party	Republican
Military career
Nickname(s)	Robbie
Born	(1893-12-19)December 19, 1893 Mountain Grove, Missouri, US
Died	February 5, 1975(1975-02-05) (aged 81)
Buried	Hillcrest Cemetery, Mountain Grove
Service / branch	Cavalry of the United States of America
Years of service	1917–1946
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	13th Armored Regiment (1942–1943) Task Force Green Combat Command B, 1st Armored Division (Jan 1943 – May 1943) U.S. Army Armor School (1944–1945)
Battles / wars	Oran, Nov 1942 – Operation Torch Tunisian Campaign
Awards	U.S.: Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Purple Heart French: Legion of Honor Croix de Guerre, 2 palms Brazilian: Order of Military Merit Commander Tunisian: Grand Cordon Order of Nichan-Iftikhan Guggenheim fellow, 1956 [1]
Other work	1948–1957 Chief, Special Studies Section, Office of the Chief of Military History author

Paul McDonald Robinett (1893–1975) was a cavalry and armor officer (Brigadier General) of the U.S. Army. He spent much of his career as a staff officer, and commanded an armored regiment and combined arms combat command in combat during the Tunisian campaign of World War II.