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JACKSON, William Kitson - Date of
birth
28 December 1906 -
Age
38 - Place of
birth
Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Clearfield County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33934313 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
I Company,
3rd Battalion,
413th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 February 1945 - Place of
death
Düren, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 9 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
William C. Jackson (father)
Grace (Jackson) Jackson (mother)
Mary A. (Thompson) Jackson (wife)
William Jackson (son)
More information
Pfc William K. Jackson enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 15 April 1944.Morning Report for 23 February 1945: "We had received all of our reinforcements, and all of our men were fully equipped for the (Roer River) crossing which was finally set to take place on 23 February. At 0245 on the morning of 23 February the Artillery preparation for the crossing began, lasting until 0330 -- the time at which the Battalion 'jumped off'."
William was killed in the first wave across the Roer river at Düren, Germany, on the first day of Operation Grenade along with 4 other Company I men.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, AWON, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Cards; 1920 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Timberwolf104