Arthur J. Jackson
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 7 years ago |
Date of birth | October 18,1924 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Cleveland |
Ohio | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 14,2017 |
Died | Boise VA Medical Center |
Idaho | |
United States | |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Peleliu | |
Korean War | |
Years of service | Marine Corps |
Rank | Captain |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Purple Heart | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1194118 |
Arthur J. Jackson Life story
Captain Arthur Junior Jackson was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. At the age of nineteen, PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers.