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Jay T. Robbins
Jay Thorpe Robbins (16 September 1919 - 3 March 2001) was a career officer in the United States Air Force who rose to the rank of lieutenant general. He was a fighter ace during World War II.
==World War II==
Robbins graduated from Coolidge High School in 1936. He attended Texas A&M University, graduating in 1940 with a BS degree and a commission as second lieutenant through the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. He entered active USAAC duty at Randolph Field, Texas, in July 1941. He began flying training at Corsicana Air Field, at Randolph Field, and at Foster Field, Texas. He received his pilot's wings in July 1942, and began fighter-aircraft training in the 55th Fighter Squadron, 20th Pursuit Group, at Morris Field, NC and Drew Army Airfield in Florida.
In September 1942 Robbins was assigned to 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Group of the Fifth Air Force in the Southwest Pacific area. By September 1943 he had been credited with 3 aerial victories in two aerial combats. On 4 September 1943 he downed another four Japanese aircraft in one flight, becoming an aerial ace.〔 Robbins' 4 September 1943 flight is described in detail in Edward H. Sims' book ''American Aces in Great Fighter Battles of World War IIkl'' as section 5 of that documentary.〕
In January 1944 Robbins became commander of the squadron and in September 1944 became deputy commander of the group. He flew 607 hours on 181 combat missions in P-39 and then P-38 aircraft, and scored 22 aerial victories against Japanese fighter aircraft, the fourth highest number of enemy aircraft destroyed by an Army Air Corps pilot in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He twice destroyed four enemy fighters during single missions and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for each of these missions.
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