Biographical Information

Name:

Orville J. Jackson

Date of Birth:

1922

Place of Birth:

Preston, IA

Gender:

Male

Race:

Unspecified

Home State:

IA

War or Conflict:

World War II, 1939-1946

Status:

Veteran

Dates of Service:

1942-1945

Branch of Service:

Army

Unit of Service:

Company B, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division

Location of Service:

Louisiana; Texas; European Theater

Highest Rank:

Sergeant

Prisoner of War:

Yes

Service Related Injury:

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] --Handwritten document

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Maps [1 item] --Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [8 items] --Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [18 items] --Photograph

Video: VHS [1 item] --Oral history interview

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] --Digitized Copy

Interviewer:

Richard McGaughy 

Donor:

Mary E. Evans

Donor Affiliation/Organization:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/2989

Subjects:

Jackson, Orville
World War II, 1939-1946 -- Personal Narratives
United States. Army.
Prisoner of War (POW)

Cite as:

Orville Jackson Collection (AFC/2001/001/2989), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress