An article about Jackie Robinson's military service was once again available on the Department of Defense website Wednesday afternoon, a day after it was initially deleted with the URL redirecting to one that added the letters "dei."

The scrubbing of the page had followed a Feb. 27 memo from the Pentagon that called for a "digital content refresh" that would "remove and archive DoD news articles, photos, and videos promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)."

Pentagon press secretary John Ullyot said in a statement Wednesday afternoon, prior to the Robinson article being restored, that "everyone at the Defense Department loves Jackie Robinson" along with other groups -- the Navajo Code Talkers, the Tuskegee Airmen, the Marines at Iwo Jima -- that recently reportedly had articles removed from the department's website.

"We salute them for their strong and in many cases heroic service to our country, full stop," Ullyot said. "We do not view or highlight them through the prism of immutable characteristics, such as race, ethnicity, or sex. We do so only by recognizing their patriotism and dedication to the warfighting mission like ever other American who has worn the uniform."

Ullyot's statement did not specifically address the Robinson article but noted that the department checks for erroneously removed content. Ullyout also reiterated the Trump administration and defense department's anti-DEI stance.

"DEI -- Discriminatory Equity Ideology does the opposite. It Divides the force, Erodes unit cohesion and Interferes with the services' core warfighting mission," Ullyot said. "We are pleased by the rapid compliance across the Department with the directive removing DEI content from all platforms. In the rare cases that content is removed -- either deliberately or by mistake -- that is out of the clearly outlined scope of the directive, we instruct the components and they correct the content so it recognizes our heroes for their dedicated service alongside their fellow Americans, period."

Before the article was restored, an MLB spokesperson said the league was aware of the situation and looking into it.

Robinson, who served as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army during World War II, broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers. One of the most integral figures in American sports history, Robinson won the National League MVP and Rookie of the Year awards during a 10-year career that led to a first-ballot induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Robinson was drafted into military service in 1942 and eventually joined the 761st Tank Battalion, also known as the Black Panthers. He was court-martialed in July 1944 after he refused an order by a driver to move to the back of an Army bus he had boarded. Robinson was acquitted and coached Army athletics teams until his honorable discharge in November 1944.

Robinson, who died in 1972, remains an ever-present figure in MLB, with his No. 42 permanently retired in 1997. On April 15 every year, the league celebrates Jackie Robinson Day, honoring the date of his debut with the Dodgers by having every player in the majors wear his jersey number. Last year, Rachel Robinson, Jackie's widow, who is 102 years old, attended the April 15 game between the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field.

On Feb. 20, President Donald Trump announced plans to build statues of Robinson, boxing icon Muhammad Ali and NBA star Kobe Bryant in the National Garden of American Heroes, a sculpture park he proposed during his first administration.

ESPN's Jeff Passan and William Weinbaum contributed to this report.