John Herston Jackson
Company A 1/22 Infantry
4th Infantry Division
KIA February 5, 1968
Private First Class
PERSONAL DATA
Home of Record: Kent, Ohio
Date of birth: Thursday, 03/13/1947
MILITARY DATA
Service: Army (Selective Service)
Grade at loss: E3
Rank: Private First Class
MOS: 11B10 Infantryman
LenSvc: Less than one year
Unit: A CO, 1ST BN, 22ND INFANTRY, 4 INF DIV
CASUALTY DATA
Start Tour: Tuesday, 12/17/1967
Cas Date: Monday, 02/05/1968
Age at Loss: 20
Remains: Body recovered
Location: Kontum, South Vietnam
Type: Hostile, died outright
Reason: Gun or small arms fire - Ground casualty
ON THE WALL Panel 37E Line 037
John H. Jackson was killed in
action in a firefight with the enemy just north of Kontum City
between the city and Hill 684.
PFC John H. Jackson's decorations
John was from Kent Ohio, he attended Rosevelt High School and graduated in 1966.
Burial:
Standing Rock Cemetery
Kent
Portage County
Ohio, USA
Plot: YTD
Grave marker for John H. Jackson
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