USMA Class of 1937. Cullum No. 10938.
He was the son of Henry Elkins and Madge Patterson Elkins.
On October 27, 1946 as Harry W. Elkins, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson at Kershaw, North Carolina.
She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war.
Harry and Elizabeth Elkins were the parents of three children.
He was born on April 4, 1911 in Macon, Georgia to Henry and Madge Elkins. He attended Citizens Military Training Camp for two months during high school. When he was 18 years old he joined the Georgia National Guard. Unable to obtain a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy, he enlisted in the Regular Army. In 1933, he led all Regular Army competitors and obtained an appointment. After graduation he attended Army Flying School, but decided on the Artillery where he trained at Fort Sill. He was assigned to Panama. After the Normandy invasion he joined the 101st Airborne Division in combat, first as executive officer, then as commander of the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. His battalion was the only Field Artillery battalion in the European Theater of Operations to be twice awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation. He served with the battalion through the Holland, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. In 1944, he was cited for gallantry in action at Bastogne, receiving the Silver Star Medal. He was designated Master Parachutist due to his assignment with the 82nd Airborne Division and with the Airborne and Electronics Board. After World War II, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson. She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1965 following service at Fort Huachuca, as Commanding Officer of the United States Army Electronics Research and Development Activity, he retired, settling in Tucson, Arizona. He was active in the West Point Society of Southern Arizona as a member of the board and served three terms as the President. He worked with the Admissions Office at West Point, the locally designated West Point Liaison Officers and many young men and women of Southern Arizona who were interested in a military career. He took great pride in attending high school awards ceremonies where he formally presented the United States Military Academy appointments to successful applicants.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Henry Elkins and Madge Patterson Elkins.
On October 27, 1946 as Harry W. Elkins, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson at Kershaw, North Carolina.
She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war.
Harry and Elizabeth Elkins were the parents of three children.
He was born on April 4, 1911 in Macon, Georgia to Henry and Madge Elkins. He attended Citizens Military Training Camp for two months during high school. When he was 18 years old he joined the Georgia National Guard. Unable to obtain a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy, he enlisted in the Regular Army. In 1933, he led all Regular Army competitors and obtained an appointment. After graduation he attended Army Flying School, but decided on the Artillery where he trained at Fort Sill. He was assigned to Panama. After the Normandy invasion he joined the 101st Airborne Division in combat, first as executive officer, then as commander of the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. His battalion was the only Field Artillery battalion in the European Theater of Operations to be twice awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation. He served with the battalion through the Holland, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. In 1944, he was cited for gallantry in action at Bastogne, receiving the Silver Star Medal. He was designated Master Parachutist due to his assignment with the 82nd Airborne Division and with the Airborne and Electronics Board. After World War II, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson. She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1965 following service at Fort Huachuca, as Commanding Officer of the United States Army Electronics Research and Development Activity, he retired, settling in Tucson, Arizona. He was active in the West Point Society of Southern Arizona as a member of the board and served three terms as the President. He worked with the Admissions Office at West Point, the locally designated West Point Liaison Officers and many young men and women of Southern Arizona who were interested in a military career. He took great pride in attending high school awards ceremonies where he formally presented the United States Military Academy appointments to successful applicants.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
USMA Class of 1937. Cullum No. 10938.
He was the son of Henry Elkins and Madge Patterson Elkins.
On October 27, 1946 as Harry W. Elkins, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson at Kershaw, North Carolina.
She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war.
Harry and Elizabeth Elkins were the parents of three children.
He was born on April 4, 1911 in Macon, Georgia to Henry and Madge Elkins. He attended Citizens Military Training Camp for two months during high school. When he was 18 years old he joined the Georgia National Guard. Unable to obtain a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy, he enlisted in the Regular Army. In 1933, he led all Regular Army competitors and obtained an appointment. After graduation he attended Army Flying School, but decided on the Artillery where he trained at Fort Sill. He was assigned to Panama. After the Normandy invasion he joined the 101st Airborne Division in combat, first as executive officer, then as commander of the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. His battalion was the only Field Artillery battalion in the European Theater of Operations to be twice awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation. He served with the battalion through the Holland, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. In 1944, he was cited for gallantry in action at Bastogne, receiving the Silver Star Medal. He was designated Master Parachutist due to his assignment with the 82nd Airborne Division and with the Airborne and Electronics Board. After World War II, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson. She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1965 following service at Fort Huachuca, as Commanding Officer of the United States Army Electronics Research and Development Activity, he retired, settling in Tucson, Arizona. He was active in the West Point Society of Southern Arizona as a member of the board and served three terms as the President. He worked with the Admissions Office at West Point, the locally designated West Point Liaison Officers and many young men and women of Southern Arizona who were interested in a military career. He took great pride in attending high school awards ceremonies where he formally presented the United States Military Academy appointments to successful applicants.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
He was the son of Henry Elkins and Madge Patterson Elkins.
On October 27, 1946 as Harry W. Elkins, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson at Kershaw, North Carolina.
She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war.
Harry and Elizabeth Elkins were the parents of three children.
He was born on April 4, 1911 in Macon, Georgia to Henry and Madge Elkins. He attended Citizens Military Training Camp for two months during high school. When he was 18 years old he joined the Georgia National Guard. Unable to obtain a Congressional appointment to the United States Military Academy, he enlisted in the Regular Army. In 1933, he led all Regular Army competitors and obtained an appointment. After graduation he attended Army Flying School, but decided on the Artillery where he trained at Fort Sill. He was assigned to Panama. After the Normandy invasion he joined the 101st Airborne Division in combat, first as executive officer, then as commander of the 377th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion. His battalion was the only Field Artillery battalion in the European Theater of Operations to be twice awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation. He served with the battalion through the Holland, Ardennes, Rhineland, and Central Europe campaigns. In 1944, he was cited for gallantry in action at Bastogne, receiving the Silver Star Medal. He was designated Master Parachutist due to his assignment with the 82nd Airborne Division and with the Airborne and Electronics Board. After World War II, he married Elizabeth Lombard Robinson. She was the widow of his cadet roommate, William Leslie Robinson, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war. In 1965 following service at Fort Huachuca, as Commanding Officer of the United States Army Electronics Research and Development Activity, he retired, settling in Tucson, Arizona. He was active in the West Point Society of Southern Arizona as a member of the board and served three terms as the President. He worked with the Admissions Office at West Point, the locally designated West Point Liaison Officers and many young men and women of Southern Arizona who were interested in a military career. He took great pride in attending high school awards ceremonies where he formally presented the United States Military Academy appointments to successful applicants.
Source: United States Military Academy Association of Graduates memorial.
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