WWII

Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson

Rate / Rank
2nd LT

Birthdate
January 31 1919

Date of Death
October 24 1972

Branch
US Army

Active Duty Service
November 16 1942 - November 16 1944

Significant Duty Stations

Fort Hood, Texas, 761st "Black Panthers" Tank Battalion; 758th Battalion

Notes

Born; Cairo, Georgia. Attended; Washington Junior High School and John Muir High School, Pasadena, California. Attended; UCLA. Hall of Fame Baseball Player (Brooklyn Dodgers). Burial; Section 6, Lot: West Half of P, Grave 8, Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York.