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Personal info

Full name
SAWYER, Jackson Lee
Date of birth
8 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
Hometown
Key West, Monroe County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34792792
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 December 1944
Place of death
Near Bastogne, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
B 4 22

Immediate family

Members
Milton E. Sawyer (father)
Reba I. Sawyer (mother)
Milton E. Sawyer Jr. (brother)

More information

Pvt Jackson L. Sawyer graduated from Key West High School in 1943.

He enlisted in Camp Blanding, Florida on 9 September 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Scott Stafford Hurst Florida Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery