Lieutenant Robert Chinnock

Lieutenant Robert Chinnock, a a retiree of the United States Army, served as the POW/MIA Chair Sentinel on Oct. 10, 2026, as Nebraska took on Indiana.

A native of DeWitt, Nebraska, Robert was commissioned into the Army after graduating from UNL in 1952. He served in Korea as a Field Artillery Battery Commander for almost a year, supervising 250 men. Robert received the National Defense Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, and the Korean Service Medal, and a Presidential Unit Citation for combat.