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JACKSON, Willard Albert "Rip" - Date of
birth
21 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
Marin County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39844986 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
66th Infantry Regiment,
71st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 April 1945 - Place of
death
Gossmansrod, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 11 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Francis M. Jackson (father)
Esther A. (Peterson) Jackson (mother)
Charles A. Ripley (stepfather)
Francis M. Jackson (half brother)
Theodore R. Jackson (half brother)
Marie (Rutherford) Jackson (wife)
More information
S/Sgt Willard A. Jackson enlisted in San Francisco, California on 27 June 1942.
Source of information: Leon, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / California Birth Index / Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - San Anselmo Herald
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Zohagan