Robinson, James Ovis (ASN 35746492) was born in West Virginia in 1916, the eldest son of Grace L. and Ode D. Robinson. Ovis attended Sutton High School and Gassaway High School in Braxton Co., WV. He was employed on a lumber job at Birch River, WV before he was inducted into the Army on 18 December 1942 at Clarksburg, WV. At the time of his induction, Ovis was a resident of Braxton County, WV. Private Robinson was assigned to “A” Battery of the 202nd Field Artillery Battalion. He was appointed private first class in December 1944 in France. On the afternoon of 9 January 1945, “A” Battery was hit with German 105mm artillery fire at their position just north of Rahling, France. One round landed near the number four piece (howitzer) and shell fragments wounded cannoneers Pfc. James O. Robinson and Pfc. Robert J. Ellison.
Private First Class James Ovis Robinson was evacuated to the 10th Field Hospital, 2nd Hospital Unit, located near Vibersviller, and died from his injuries the same day. He was 28 years old and survived by his wife, Dorothy. Ovis was temporarily buried on 14 January 1945 in the U.S. Military Cemetery near Epinal, France. He was permanently interred on 16 September 1948 in the Epinal American Cemetery near Epinal, France in Plot B Row 19 Grave 36. The United States flag that was placed on his casket during the reburial ceremony was then sent to his widow in West Virginia.

Mark Mudge, Organization