Compiled by Carl Wayne Gray
Name | Jackson, Silas Lee | |
Birth | 3 Oct 1906 | Denver Township, Richland County, Illinois ![]() |
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Birth Certificate, Jackson, Silas Contributed by Darla Wease |
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Gender | Male | |
Reference Number | JACK.S003 | |
_FGRAVE | 208919293 | |
Military Service | World War II, Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces | |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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Silas Lee Jackson (1906-1973) Contributed by Darla Wease |
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United States Army Air Forces |
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United States Army Air Forces |
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Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia |
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World War II (1939-1945) |
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Death | 27 Sep 1973 | |
Burial | Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona ![]() |
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Person ID | I47744 | Carl Wayne Gray Research |
Last Modified | 17 Dec 2024 |
Father | Jackson, Lee H., b. 8 Dec 1879 d. 5 Oct 1951 (Age 71 years) | |
Mother | Cloud, Della H., b. 14 Aug 1884, Indiana ![]() | |
Marriage | Y [1, 2] | |
Family ID | F17540 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | ALVORD, Vera Esther, b. 5 Apr 1916, Olney, Richland County, Illinois ![]() ![]() | |
Marriage | Y [3] | |
Family ID | F17539 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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