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JACKSON, Edward George - Date of
birth
18 November 1918 -
Age
26 -
Place of birth
Thebes, Alexander County, Illinois -
Hometown
Edwardsville, Madison County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36375283 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Tank Driver -
Unit
C Company,
745th Tank Battalion
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 March 1945 - Place of
death
Wulscheid, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 04 |
Immediate family
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Members
Edward Jackson (father)
Ethel Smiley (mother)
Earle Jackson (brother)
Violet Jackson (sister)
Wanda Jackson (sister)
Thelma Smiley (half-sister)
Robert Pearman (half-brother)
Marcella Pearman (half-sister)
Raleigh Pearman (half-brother)
Albert L. Pearman (half-brother)
More information
Cpl Edward Jackson enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 22 September 1942. He worked in a leather factory before he enlisted.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.archives.gov, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org - History of the 745th TB, ancestry.com - U.S. Draft Cards for Young Men / 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, newspapers.com - Alton Evening Telegraph (Alton, Illinois) - 25 April 1955
Photo source: Tjarco Schuurman, FindaGrave - Andy