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Personal info

Full name
JACKSON, Walter Thomas
Date of birth
25 August 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Republic, Jefferson County, Alabama
Hometown
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama

Military service

Service number
34815244
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Grosskampenberg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 1 22

Immediate family

Members
Rufus F. Jackson (father)
Maude (Morgan) Jackson (mother)
Helen Jackson (sister)
Martha G. (Clements) Jackson (wife)

More information

Walter T. Jackson attended Phillips High School.

He enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 8 September 1943.

He is remembered at the Hopewell Cemetery, Hanceville, Cullman County, Alabama.

Source of information: André Koch, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, http://www.usmilitariaforum.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Birmingham News 26 March 1945, www.ancestry.com - Philips High School 1932