Historical Marker

PFC. Jack Clem Robinson

Blue Ridge · Fannin County · Erected 1987

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The Story

Marine PFC Jack Clem Robinson of Blue Ridge died at 20 on Guadalcanal in October 1942, mortally wounded while repairing vital communication lines under fire; he earned a posthumous Silver Star and had a Navy destroyer escort named for him.

About this site

PFC. Jack Clem Robinson is a historical marker in Blue Ridge, Fannin County, erected in 1987. It is one of 6 historical markers documented in Fannin County, among 108 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.8642, -84.3256 near Blue Ridge. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Clayton Fain: Georgia Unionist (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Blue Ridge Park, Fannin County, and Fannin County Courthouse.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 34.8642, -84.3256 · Blue Ridge, Fannin County

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