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After Jones survived a nuclear blast in [[Doom Town]] using a lead [[refrigerator]], General Ross interrupted Jones's subsequent interrogation by [[FBI]] agents [[Paul Smith|Smith]] and [[Taylor]]. General Ross vouched for Jones, insisting that the archaeologist and U.S. war hero was not someone who would side with the [[Communism|Communists]], but the agency pressured [[Marshall College]] to fire Jones, anyway.<ref name="IJatKotCS" /> |
After Jones survived a nuclear blast in [[Doom Town]] using a lead [[refrigerator]], General Ross interrupted Jones's subsequent interrogation by [[FBI]] agents [[Paul Smith|Smith]] and [[Taylor]]. General Ross vouched for Jones, insisting that the archaeologist and U.S. war hero was not someone who would side with the [[Communism|Communists]], but the agency pressured [[Marshall College]] to fire Jones, anyway.<ref name="IJatKotCS" /> |
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+ | Later, during [[The Jungle Chase|a chase through the Amazon jungle]], [[Colonel]] [[George McHale]] told Jones that he was a double agent working for the [[CIA]] and that General Ross was his control agent. McHale claimed he had secretly contacted Ross to bail Jones out of the aftermath of the [[Hangar 51]] intrusion. However, Mac's statements turned out to be another ruse to fool Jones.<ref name="IJatKotCS" /> |
Following Jones's return to [[Bedford]] after the search of [[Akator]], Ross attended Jones's wedding to [[Marion Ravenwood]], which took place on October 18, 1957.<ref name="IJatKotCS Comic">[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (comic)|''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' comic adaptation]]</ref> |
Following Jones's return to [[Bedford]] after the search of [[Akator]], Ross attended Jones's wedding to [[Marion Ravenwood]], which took place on October 18, 1957.<ref name="IJatKotCS Comic">[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (comic)|''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' comic adaptation]]</ref> |
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Robert "Bob" Ross was an American army general who Indiana Jones befriended during the Second World War. He later rescued Jones from the desert of Nevada after the detonation of the Doom Town in 1957.
Biography
Major General Robert Ross was a decorated combat veteran and career soldier. Twice awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, his last combat tour was with the 4th Infantry Division. In addition to the 4ID combat patch on his right shoulder, he was entitled to wear the Army Distinguished Service Medal, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the American Defense Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Army Occupation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the UN Service Medal. He also wore the Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge, the Army Staff Identification Badge, and an Army Presidential Unit Citation.
Ross first met American archaeologist Indiana Jones during World War II.[1] By the time he encountered Jones in Arizona in 1957, General Ross was in command of the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, wearing the unit's patch on his left shoulder.
After Jones survived a nuclear blast in Doom Town using a lead refrigerator, General Ross interrupted Jones's subsequent interrogation by FBI agents Smith and Taylor. General Ross vouched for Jones, insisting that the archaeologist and U.S. war hero was not someone who would side with the Communists, but the agency pressured Marshall College to fire Jones, anyway.[1]
Later, during a chase through the Amazon jungle, Colonel George McHale told Jones that he was a double agent working for the CIA and that General Ross was his control agent. McHale claimed he had secretly contacted Ross to bail Jones out of the aftermath of the Hangar 51 intrusion. However, Mac's statements turned out to be another ruse to fool Jones.[1]
Following Jones's return to Bedford after the search of Akator, Ross attended Jones's wedding to Marion Ravenwood, which took place on October 18, 1957.[2]
Behind the scenes
Robert Ross was played by Alan Dale in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In the film, Mac tells Indy that he infiltrated Spalko's Spetsnaz unit as a double agent working for the CIA, with Ross as his control agent, and that he had contacted Ross to assist Indy in the aftermath of the Soviets' intrusion to Hangar 51. However, while it's later clarified that Mac wasn't actually a CIA agent, it's remains unclear how he knew that Ross was in Nevada and helped get Indy out of the FBI interrogation.
In the Marvel Comics' comic book adaptation, Ross is depicted as sitting where Harold Oxley sits during Indy's wedding in the film.
In The Greatest Adventures of Indiana Jones, a photograph of Ross is erroneously used to represent Antonin Dovchenko. The characters never interact in the film.
Ross is absent from the story of LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues, but is still an unlockable character. He utilizes a bazooka as his personal weapon.
Appearances
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (First appearance)
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull comic
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull novel
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull junior novel
- LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (Non-canonical appearance)
Sources
- Indiana Jones: The Official Magazine 2
- Awards and Decorations of the United States Armed Forces
- Identification Badges of the Uniformed Services of the United States Armed Forces
- 4th Infantry Division (United States)
- U.S. Army Military District of Washington