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Paul Levern Bates

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Paul Levern Bates

Birth
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Death
21 Feb 1995 (aged 86)
Dunedin, Pinellas County, Florida, USA
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot
Section 60, Grave 610
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United States Army Officer. He was the officer who refused to court martial future Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. Colonel Bates was the commander of the first black tank battalion to go into battle in World War II. At a segregated boot camp in Texas, he refused to court martial a black officer for refusing to move to the back of a bus at Fort Hood. That officer was Jackie Robinson, who was tried for insubordination, acquitted, and went on to break the color barrier in major league baseball by signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
United States Army Officer. He was the officer who refused to court martial future Baseball Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson. Colonel Bates was the commander of the first black tank battalion to go into battle in World War II. At a segregated boot camp in Texas, he refused to court martial a black officer for refusing to move to the back of a bus at Fort Hood. That officer was Jackie Robinson, who was tried for insubordination, acquitted, and went on to break the color barrier in major league baseball by signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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  • Added: Sep 12, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12532/paul_levern-bates: accessed ), memorial page for Paul Levern Bates (4 Mar 1908–21 Feb 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 12532, citing Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.