FIRST African-American 4-star USArmy General -- Fort Leavenworth KS
N 39° 20.742 W 094° 55.180
15S E 334578 N 4356897
A bronze bust on board Fort Leavenworth KS of General Roscoe Robinson Jr, the first African-American 4-star General in the USArmy.
Waymark Code: WMGQZP
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2013
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From Travel Kansas website: (
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"When visitors arrive at the entrance to Fort Leavenworth, it typically takes about 5 minutes to get a visitor's pass. The army requires photo ID, car registration and proof of insurance. They will inform you of any restrictions to where you may go on the Fort. Only US residents are permitted to tour Fort Leavenworth."
The memorial is a lefe-size bronze bust of General Roscoe Robinson Jr. placed on a hexagonal grey granite base on a paved path around Smith Lake near the Buffalo Soldiers Monument. He is wearing his military uniform.
[crossed rifles]
MAJOR COMMANDS
Commander, 2nd Brigade
7th cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division
Commander, 2nd Brigade,
82nd Airborne Division
Commanding General,
US Army Garrison
Okinawa Japan
Commanding General,
82nd Airborne Division
Commanding General,
US Army Japan/ IX Corps
US Representative
North Atlantic Treaty
Organization
COMBAT TOURS
Korea
Vietnam
[central panel]
[Silver Army Parachutist Wings]
GENERAL ROSCOE ROBINSON JR.
First African-American
Four Star General
In the United States Army
Born: 11 October 1928
St. Louis Missouri
Commissioned: 01 June 1951
United States Military Academy
Retired: 30 November 1985
Died: 22 July 1993
His legacy and your charge . . .
instill in our youth the basic
values of hard work, self-
discipline, determination, duty,
honor, and service to God
and country."
LTG Julius W. Becton Jr., USA (Ret)
Monument dedication
27 May 1995
[right panel]
[Army marksman badge]
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Distinguished
Service Medal
Distinguished Service Medal
(two awards)
Silver Star
(two awards)
Legion of Merit
(three awards)
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
(eleven awards)
Army Commendation Medal
Combat Infantryman Badge
(two awards)
Master Parachutist Badge
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