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Jackson Otis Clarence

Name:
Otis Clarence Jackson
Rank:
Private
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Unit:
2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-07-20
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Union Baptist Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana
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Son of Lindsey C. and Mary E. Jackson; born March 23, 1891 at Harris City, Decatur County, Indiana. Occupation: Farmer. Enlisted in U.S. Regular Army on April 25, 1917. Sent to Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; assigned to Company M, 18th Infantry; then to Company D, 2nd Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division. Went to France with General Pershing in June 1917. Participated in several engagements; killed in action at Chateau-Theirry on July 20, 1918. Died at age 27 years, 3 months, 28 days. Time in service: 1 year, 2 months, 26 days.(From findagrave.com)