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JACKSON, Albert McKnight - Date of
birth
11 July 1910 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Winter Park, Orange County, Florida -
Hometown
Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14081268 -
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade -
Function
Truck Driver, Light -
Unit
B Company,
25th Armored Engineer Battalion,
6th Armored Division
-
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 November 1944 - Place of
death
East of Baudrecourt, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 23 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Herbert V. Jackson Sr. (father)
Clydia K. Jackson (mother)
Herbert V. Jackson Jr. (brother)
More information
T/5 Albert M. Jackson attended high school for four years and was a driver before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Camp Blanding, Florida on 19 March 1942.Just east of Baudrecourt the resistance, both ground and artillery, was too heavy to move to a bridge site. While stopping at a certain point eight shells landed within five feet of Capt Wolfe and Lt Macklin of C Company, and Lt Bodell of 3rd Platoon. T/5 Jackson, the company commander's jeep driver was killed by these shells.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, www.super6th.org
Photo source: www.newspapers.com – Tampa Bay Times 3 December 1944