Charles R. Jackson (USMC)

Charles R. Jackson (USMC)
Charles R. Jackson
Born 1898
Petersburg, Virginia
Died 1970
Occupation United States Marine
Nationality American
Genres memoir
Charles R. Jackson (USMC)
Military service
Allegiance United States United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
United States Marine Corps
Years of service -1925
1927-
Rank Sergeant Major (United States)
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Silver Star ribbon.svg Silver Star
Purple Heart BAR.svgPurple Heart

Charles R. Jackson, (1898–1970) was an American Marine, best known for his posthumously published memoir I Am Alive: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World War II Japanese POW Camp.

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Military career

Charles R. Jackson attended Virginia Military Institute where he earned a degree in civil engineering. From there he attended the West Point and graduated in 1919. From there he served in the United States Army, resigning his commission in 1925 to join the United States Marine Corps, where he enrolled in 1927 as a Private.

While fighting in the Battle of Corregidor in the spring of 1942, he was captured by the Japanese and interned as a P.O.W. for three years.

Ranks

Private
Sergeant Major

Military Medals and Ribbons

Silver Star ribbon.svg Silver Star
Purple Heart BAR.svg Purple Heart

Writings

Charles R. Jackson's plain account of his experiences as a P.O.W. of the Japanese was edited by military historian Major Bruce Norton USMC (Ret.) and published posthumously in June 2003. Among other topics from Jackson's notes that were assembled were accounts of inhumanity and deadly situations, including forced marches.

References

  • Jackson, Charles; Bruce H. Norton (2003). I Am Alive!: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World war II Japanese POW Camp. Presidio Press. ISBN 0345449118. 
  • Morris, Eric (2000). Corregidor: The American Alamo of World War II. Cooper Square Press. ISBN 0815410859. 

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