Arthur J. Jackson Military person

Captain Arthur J. Jackson (born October 18, 1924) is a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II.PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers.On September 30, 1961, while serving at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after a drinking bout where he consumed at least 6 martinis, Jackson fatally shot Rubén López Sabariego, a Cuban worker at Guantanamo, and unsuccessfully attempted to hide his body in a shallow grave.

Personal facts

Arthur J. Jackson
Birth dateOctober 18, 1924
Birth place
Cleveland

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Military person

award
Purple Heart
Medal of Honor
military operations
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Peleliu
Korean War
Operation Cartwheel
World War II
military branch
United States Army
United States Marine Corps
military unit
3rd Battalion 7th Marines

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External resources

  1. http://web.archive.org/web/20070220213327/http:/www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/000003c919889c0385255fa4005ee09b?OpenDocument
  2. http://www.leg.state.or.us/capinfo
  3. http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Jackson_AJ.htm
  4. http://www.usmc.mil/moh.nsf/000003c919889c0385255f980058f5b6/000003c919889c0385255fa4005ee09b?OpenDocument