Jackie_Robinson 2 After leaving UCLA his senior year Robinson
enlisted in the U. S. Army during World War II. He enlisted with a segregated
Battalion, the U. S. 761st Tank Battalion. While initially refused admission to Officer Candidate School, he fought for it, and,
eventually was accepted, graduating as a first lieutenant. While training in the Army at Fort Hood, Texas, Robinson refused to
go to the back of a public bus. He was court-martialed for insubordination and therefore, never made it to Europe with his
unit. He later received an honorable discharge in 1944 after being acquitted of all charges at the court-martial
He later received an honorable discharge in 1944 after being acquitted of all charges at the court-martial
Which sentence BEST revises the sentence above to eliminate wordiness?
A)
He received an honorable discharge in 1944.
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B)
He received an honorable discharge in 1944 after being acquitted of all
charges.
He later received an honorable discharge after being acquitted at the
court-martial
C)
D
He later received a discharge after being acquitted of all charges at the
court-martial