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Originally Posted by ameridaddy
That's what I found. Nothing on his being a Marine, but his obit says he was a colonel in the Newport Artillery, probably a Rhode Island organization.
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To carry this further, the Newport Artillery was indeed a Rhode Island militia unit dating back to the Revolution. In 1903, a law passed that required state units to standardize under federal regulations if they wanted to become part of the National Guard. The NA decided not to do so, and apparently turned into more of a civic organization, which would fit with Mr. Robinson being an elected Colonel without any extended military experience in his biography. The NA is supposedly still doing commemorative activities in colonial historical uniforms today.