Soldier Details

Division:

Marine Corps
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Highest Rank:

Corporal

Theater of Operation:

Pacific

Served:

Jul 19, 1946

Honored By:

The National Montfort Point Marine Association

Biography

Henry F. Jackson, entered the Marine Corp on November 1943, becoming one of The Original Montfort Point black Marines that intregrated The Marine Corp. He serviced until in the Asian Pacific until 1946. Henry was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal on May 15, 2022 in Las Vegas, NV where he resides.