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Billy Wayne JACKSON
Veteran Vietnam
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: SPEC-4
Military Unit: HQ A Co. 701st Maint. Bn 1st Inf. Div. Ft. Riley, Kansas
Theatre of Operation: Vietnam, Germany
Submitted by Pauline Jackson, Mother





Bobby E. Jackson
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Service Dates: October 1955 to September 1959
Theatre of Operation: Far East - Okinawa
Military Unit: Strategic Air Command

Carlos JACKSON

Charles H. JACKSON
Veteran World War I
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Enlisted: May 28, 1918 Military Unit: Co. A, Fort Dix, NJ
Prisoner of War Escort, CO #244
Theatre of Operation: France
Mustered Out: October 1, 1919, Camp Pike, AR
Submitted by Alene Brendle

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Danny Charles JACKSON
Veteran Vietnam
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant.
Service Dates: July 1969 - July 1971
Military Unit: 101st Airborne
Submitted by: Jerry Tennison, brother

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Dick JACKSON
Veteran World War I
Address: Afton, Texas.
Rank: Private.







Elbert W. JACKSON
Veteran Korea / Vietnam
Attended McAdoo High School
Entered Service; 22 April, 1953
Branch of Service: US Army / Tx.. Guard
Jobs: Rifleman, 3.5 Rocket Operator, Radio Operator, Radio Repairman, Communications Sergeant., First Sergeant., Company Commander, Battalion Exo.,
Battalion Commander.
Duty Assignments: Ft. Sill, Ok., Ft. Gordon, Ga., Ft. Bliss, Tx., Ft. Hood, Tx., Ft. Huachuca, Az., Camp Wolters, Tx., Camp Mayberry, Tx., Abilene, Tx.
Rank: Lieutenant Colonel.
Retired: Feb., 1995

Grady JACKSON
Veteran World War II
Entered Service: October 28, 1942.
Branch of Service: Navy.
Rating: Fireman, First Class.
Served on USS Concord, Seattle, Washington, USS Rockenghau, USS Crockett.
Discharged: Camp Wallace, Texas, January 1946.
Total Time Served: 38 months Sea Duty.
Honoree is: Deceased, January 11, 2001
Submitted by Pauline Jackson, widow


Hollis Odell JACKSON
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Rank: Tech-5
Military Unit: 1 27th Infantry
Duty Assignment: Supply Clerk
Service Dates: January 5, 1945 to January 14, 1946
Expert Infantry Badge Theatre of Operation: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Ribbon/Good Conduct Medal/Army of Occupation Ribbon (Japan)/Victory Ribbon/2 overseas Service Bars


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Ike B. JACKSON
Veteran Korea
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Rank: Airman First Class
Service Dates: August 24, 1951 to August 24, 1955
Theatre of Operation: England

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J. W. JACKSON
Veteran World War I
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant
Mility Unit: 90th Infantry
Honoree is: Deceased, burial McAdoo Cemetery

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Joe JACKSON
Veteran Korea
Branch of Service: U.S. Air Force
Rank: T/S
Service Dates: November 1952

Ronald Lee JACKSON
Veteran Vietnam
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Rank: E-5
Service Dates: January 20, 1967 to September 24, 1971 Military Unit: Co. A. 1st Bn 28th Inf. 1st Inf. Div.
Decorations: National Defense Service Medal Sharpshooter (M-16) Location: Ft. Riley, Kansas
Victor Lewis JACKSON
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: U.S.Army
Rank: Private First Class
Entered Service: December 22, 1944
Overseas: June 27, 1945
Theatre of Operations: Asiatic Pacific
Decorations: Asiatic-Pacific Theatre Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal; Victory Medal; 2 Overseas Bars
Returned to U.S.: July 19, 1946
Discharged: July 24, 1946 Fort Sam Houston, Texas
Military Unit: 83rd Quartermaster Depot Co
Total Time Served: 1 year, 7 months, 5 days
Honoree is: Deceased Jan 21, 2007
Submitted by Alene Brendle

William Cole JACKSON
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: U.S. Army Rank: Sergeant
Dates of Service: 1942 to 1945
Theatre of Operation: Saipan
Honoree is: Deceased, August 3, 1998
Burial: Dickens Cemetery

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Garland JAMES
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: U.S. Marines
Entered Service: April 1941

Jim Allred JAMES
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Service Dates: August 5, 1953 to July 14, 1956
Duty Assignment: Cook; Heavy Truck Driver
Military Unit: 555 Engr. Co.
Honoree is: Deceased March 18, 2002, buried Odessa, TX
Submitted by Sabrina Jones, daughter

John Garner JAMES
Branch of Service: U.S. Army
Rank: Private First Class
Military Unit: 555 Engr Co. APO 227
Service Dates: Aug. 5, 1953 to July 14, 1956
Honoree is: Deceased: September 27, 1999 buried in Plains, TX
Submitted by Jan James

Elmo H. Jeffers Elmo H. JEFFERS
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: Army.
Rank: Sergeant
Entered Service: November 21, 1942.
Trained at Fort Riley, Kansas; Fort Custer, Michigan.
Overseas: June 6, 1944.
Theatre of Operations: European.
Engagements: Battle of Bulge
Returned to U.S.: October 22, 1945.
Discharged: Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas.
Total Time Served: 35 months.

Henry John, Jr. Henry JOHNS, Jr.
Veteran World War II
Entered Service: March 5, 1942.
Branch of Service: Army.
Discharged: Fort McPherson, Georgia.
Rank: Technician Fourth Grade.
Total Time Served: 3 years, 10 months, 2 days.

Aubrey J. JOHNSON
Veteran World War II
Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Sergeant. 2nd Engineers
Service Dates: October 17, 1940 to June 23, 1945
Theatre of Operations: European Theatre of Operations
Submitted by Kathy Klaehn, daughter

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John Thomas JOHNSON
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: Army.
Rank: Private.
Entered Service: March 24, 1942.
Discharged: Camp Barkeley, Texas.
Total Time Served: 10 months, 6 days.

Josephine Johnston SmithJosephine JOHNSTON
Veteran World War II
Branch of Service: U.S. Coast Guard (Womens Reserve)

Graduate: Patton Springs High School May 1940
Service Dates: June 1944 - April 1946
Training: Palm Beach, Florida, Yeoman School; Stationed Long Beach, CA
Rank: Yeoman 1st Class
Duty Assignment: Instructor

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Fayett JONES
Veteran World War I
Address: Spur, Texas.
Branch of Service: U.S. Army Rank: Private

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Louis JONES
Veteran World War I
Address: Afton, Texas.
Rank: Private



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