Charles Burton Robbins

Charles Burton Robbins (November, 1877 - 	July 5, 1943) was a United States Army officer and United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1928 to 1929.

Biography
Robbins was born in in Hastings, Iowa in November 1877.

He enlisted into the United States Army as a private but later accepted a commission and rose to the rank of Colonel. While serving in the Army he fought in multiple conflicts including the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War and World War I. While fighting in the Battle of Marilao March 27, 1899 he was wounded in the head.

He later served as the United States Assistant Secretary of War from 1928 to 1929.

He died July 5, 1943 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and was buried on Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. His grave can be found in section 2, site 4720 S H.