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JACKSON, Alvin Edison - Date of
birth
5 May 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Chatham, Chatham County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34669651 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
134th Infantry Regiment,
35th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1944 - Place of
death
Gersheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 27 |
Immediate family
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Members
William A. Jackson (father)
Vennie E. (Bullard) Jackson (mother)
Vannie L. Jackson (sister)
Sallie A. Jackson (sister)
Nannie M. Jackson (sister)
Lillie R. Jackson (sister)
More information
Pfc Alvin E. Jackson attended high school for four years and worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 19 March 1943.He is also remembered at the Cross Hill Cemetery in Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina.
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, After Action Report 35th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - Kelly Whitten Lyerly / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Gleebigg