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Personal info

Full name
JACKSON, James R
Date of birth
1920
Age
unknown
Place of birth
West Virginia
Hometown
Hamilton County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35590559
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
Medical Aidman
Unit
Medical Detachment,
330th Infantry Regiment,
83rd Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 December 1944
Place of death
Near Schafberg-Strass, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 12 15

Immediate family

Members
William Jackson (father)
Mahala Jackson (mother)
Rex W. Jackson (brother)
Burl J. Jackson (brother)
Mary V. Jackson (sister)
Eugene Jackson (brother)
Edwin R. Jackson (brother)

More information

T/5 James R. Jackson worked in a warehouse.

He enlisted in Akron, Ohio on 11 November 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census, http://83rdinfdivdocs.org – After Action Report

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet