On April 14, 1914, the U.S. Atlantic Fleet was ordered to Vera Cruz with all available battleships. Rear Admiral Charles J. Badger went there in his flagship, the USS Arkansas. Also ordered there were Leon Robinson's ship, the USS Vermont, the New Hampshire, New Jersey, Michigan, Louisiana and South Carolina.
Leon D. Robinson, from Sycamore, Illinois, was aboard the USS Vermont.
We sure had a lot of battleships.
--DaCoot
Showing posts with label Vera Cruz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vera Cruz. Show all posts
Saturday, November 7, 2015
USS Solace (AH-2)
From Wikipedia.
This is the ship that carried Leon D. Robinson to the navy hospital at New York City after he was wounded at Vera Cruz.
Hospital ship used in the Spanish-American War and World War I. Commissioned in 1898. returned the wounded and ill to the United States from Cuba during the Spanish-American War From 1909-1921, served with the Atlantic Fleet.
There is a postcard of the USS Solace during the Mexican Revolution while at Vera Cruz.
This was not the USS Solace (AH-5) that was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This ship was commissioned from 1941-1946.
--Cooter
This is the ship that carried Leon D. Robinson to the navy hospital at New York City after he was wounded at Vera Cruz.
Hospital ship used in the Spanish-American War and World War I. Commissioned in 1898. returned the wounded and ill to the United States from Cuba during the Spanish-American War From 1909-1921, served with the Atlantic Fleet.
There is a postcard of the USS Solace during the Mexican Revolution while at Vera Cruz.
This was not the USS Solace (AH-5) that was at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. This ship was commissioned from 1941-1946.
--Cooter
Friday, November 6, 2015
USS Vermont (BB-20)
From Wikipedia.
A Connecticut-class battleship commissioned in 1907 and decommissioned 1920. Mounted four 12-inch guns. Leon D. Robinson was serving on this ship.
On 12 February 1914 departed for Mexico during the Mexican Revolution to protect American interests in Vera Cruz. Arrived Feb. 17 and remained there until April 29, when it returned to the United States.
--DaCoot
A Connecticut-class battleship commissioned in 1907 and decommissioned 1920. Mounted four 12-inch guns. Leon D. Robinson was serving on this ship.
On 12 February 1914 departed for Mexico during the Mexican Revolution to protect American interests in Vera Cruz. Arrived Feb. 17 and remained there until April 29, when it returned to the United States.
--DaCoot
Sycamore's Leon D. Robinson, Wounded at Vera Cruz in 1914
I looked up Leon D. Robinson, whom I wrote about yesterday. I was unable to find out where he was buried, but did come across two listings of him as one of the wounded in the U.S. Naval operations against Mexico at Vera Cruz in 1914.
The U.S. Navy Standard Publications listed him in "Names of Officers and Enlisted Men of the Navy and Marine Corps Killed or Wounded in Operations at Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 21, 22, 23, 1914."
LEON D. ROBINSON, seaman USS Vermont, right shoulder, will remove bullet; condition favorable. Home address: Sycamore, Illinois.
Another source mentions that he was transferred to the USS Solace, later to naval hospital, M.Y. Disposition-- on duty.
The USS Vermont (BB-20) was a battleship.
--Cooter
The U.S. Navy Standard Publications listed him in "Names of Officers and Enlisted Men of the Navy and Marine Corps Killed or Wounded in Operations at Vera Cruz, Mexico, April 21, 22, 23, 1914."
LEON D. ROBINSON, seaman USS Vermont, right shoulder, will remove bullet; condition favorable. Home address: Sycamore, Illinois.
Another source mentions that he was transferred to the USS Solace, later to naval hospital, M.Y. Disposition-- on duty.
The USS Vermont (BB-20) was a battleship.
--Cooter
Thursday, November 5, 2015
U.S. Attack On and Occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914
From Wikipedia.
I did some further research on the events in Vera Cruz that led to the wounding of Leon Robinson of Sycamore, Illinois.
This even was related to the ongoing Mexican revolution at the time and worsening U.S.-Mexican relations. It was a direct result of the Tampico Affair where 9 American sailors were arrested by the Mexican government for entering an off-limits area of Tampico.
This upset the U.S. government and their release and an apology were obtained. But a requested 21-gun salute was refused. President Wilson ordered the port of Vera Cruz to be occupied.
On April 24, 1914, 502 Marines and 285 sailors from the USS Florida were landed. Later, another 384 sailors from the USS Utah were put ashore as well. Fighting ensued and 22 were killed and another 70 wounded, one of who was Leon Robinson.
--DaCoot
I did some further research on the events in Vera Cruz that led to the wounding of Leon Robinson of Sycamore, Illinois.
This even was related to the ongoing Mexican revolution at the time and worsening U.S.-Mexican relations. It was a direct result of the Tampico Affair where 9 American sailors were arrested by the Mexican government for entering an off-limits area of Tampico.
This upset the U.S. government and their release and an apology were obtained. But a requested 21-gun salute was refused. President Wilson ordered the port of Vera Cruz to be occupied.
On April 24, 1914, 502 Marines and 285 sailors from the USS Florida were landed. Later, another 384 sailors from the USS Utah were put ashore as well. Fighting ensued and 22 were killed and another 70 wounded, one of who was Leon Robinson.
--DaCoot
Looking Back 100 Years: Sycamore Resident Wounded at Battle of Vera Cruz in 1914
From the November 3, 2015, Midweek (DeKalb County, Illinois) "Looking Back."
From October 1915, 100 years ago.
"Leon Robinson, a Sycamore boy, after being wounded in the first day's engagement of American seamen with Mexican troops at Vera Cruz over a year ago and finally recovering in the navy hospital in New York, being granted a furlough and visiting his father George E. Robinson in Sycamore and then getting married, has of late been serving on the President's yacht, the Mayflower.
--Cooter
From October 1915, 100 years ago.
"Leon Robinson, a Sycamore boy, after being wounded in the first day's engagement of American seamen with Mexican troops at Vera Cruz over a year ago and finally recovering in the navy hospital in New York, being granted a furlough and visiting his father George E. Robinson in Sycamore and then getting married, has of late been serving on the President's yacht, the Mayflower.
--Cooter
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Mexican Campaign 1914
I'd never heard of it before, except for the Medal of Honor won by Henry Nickerson in the earlier post from today. So, I had to look it up.
It dated back to the Tampico Affair, April 9, 1914, where a group of US sailors and Mexican forces loyal to Victoriano Huerta faced off during the Mexican Revolution. In response, President Wilson ordered the US Navy to Vera Cruz, Mexico.
On April 21, 1914, Wilson ordered the immediate occupation of Vera Cruz upon hearing that a German ship was headed there with a huge arms shipment for Huerta... Ninety Americans and 300 Mexicans were killed.
This united a divided Mexico with Venustiano Carranza and Huerta demanding an immediate American withdrawal. Wilson later accepted mediation from the ABC Conference with Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
The occupation lasted six months and did nothing to improve Mexican-American relations.
Thanks Wikipedia and Wilson Foreign Policy.
It dated back to the Tampico Affair, April 9, 1914, where a group of US sailors and Mexican forces loyal to Victoriano Huerta faced off during the Mexican Revolution. In response, President Wilson ordered the US Navy to Vera Cruz, Mexico.
On April 21, 1914, Wilson ordered the immediate occupation of Vera Cruz upon hearing that a German ship was headed there with a huge arms shipment for Huerta... Ninety Americans and 300 Mexicans were killed.
This united a divided Mexico with Venustiano Carranza and Huerta demanding an immediate American withdrawal. Wilson later accepted mediation from the ABC Conference with Argentina, Brazil, and Chile.
The occupation lasted six months and did nothing to improve Mexican-American relations.
Thanks Wikipedia and Wilson Foreign Policy.
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