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Browse 19 jackie robinson military photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more photos and images. Jackie Robinson, in military uniform, becomes the first African American to sign with a white professional baseball team.
- An Unjust Era
- His Fight For Equality
- After The Army
Jackie Robinson was drafted on April 3 , 1942, and was assigned to a segregated cavalry unit at Fort Riley, Kansas. While there, the college-educated Corporal Robinson applied for Officers’ Candidate School (OCS). Although the Army officially supported the training of black officers, few thus far had gained admittance to Fort Riley OCS, including t...
In 1944, while stationed at Camp (now Fort) Hood, Texas, 25-year-old Lieutenant Robinson was attached to the 761st Tank Battalion, an all-black unit which later distinguished itself in the Battle of the Bulge. On July 6, 1944, eleven years before the bus protest by civil rights activist Rosa Parks, Robinson refused to move to the back of a military...
On November 4, 1944, Lieutenant Robinson was honorably discharged from the United States Army, allegedly due to two ankle injuries he sustained playing football in 1937, and again in 1941. A bone chip in Robinson’s twice-broken ankle periodically caused the joint to lock up, which made him physically unfit for military service. Now a civilian, Robi...
23 mag 2024 · Jackie Robinson was not only a renowned baseball player but also an esteemed member of the US Army. Despite facing discriminatory policies against black soldiers, he volunteered for military service during World War II and became part of “The Double Victory Campaign”.
30 apr 2022 · Jackie Robinson during his World War II army years After receiving his military draft notice in March 1943, Robinson reported to Fort Riley, Kansas for basic training.
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22 feb 2011 · English: Photo of Jackie Robinson in his military uniform, during a visit to his Pasadena family home, c. 1943. This is a photo taken by a staff photographer of LOOK Magazine, and is part of the LOOK Magazine Photograph Collection at the Library of Congress.
1 gen 2011 · Photo of Jackie Robinson in his military uniform, during a visit to his Pasadena family home, c. 1943. Date: Nov. 27, 1945 (published) Source
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