Charles A. Jackson papers, ca. 1942-1974.

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Charles A. Jackson papers, ca. 1942-1974.

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Contains the following types of materials: correspondence, personnel documents, awards / certificates, organizational documents, reports / studies, briefings, photos, biographical sketch, and resume. Contains information pertaining to the following wars and time periods: World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 168th Infantry Regiment. General description of the collection: The Charles A. Jackson papers include large amount of personnel records (1942-1974) including diplomas, 201 military file, health records, financial, travel and retirement papers. Personal correspondence (1953-1974) is mainly to family and friends on military assignments. A few materials on WWII include roster of officers in 168th Infantry Regiment (1944). Reports include the role of the military in the Soviet Union, history of the origin of the Army uniform, Indochina and insurgency. Bulk of remainder of collection is on Vietnam War experiences including briefing report with slides on operations Lam Son 719, rebirth of Hue, certificates of merit from the Vietnamese Army and two large scrapbooks of photos of Jackson's Vietnam tour.

5 boxes, 2 scrapbooks, 1 map tube.

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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SNAC Resource ID: 7574960

U.S. Army Heritage & Education Center

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United States. Army

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Charles A. Jackson was a United States (U.S.) Army officer who attained the rank of brigadier general. He graduated from the Citadel in 1942. During World War II (WWII), he saw action in the North African and Italian campaigns. After the war, he was discharged and then was recalled to duty in 1952 with the 40th Infantry Division in the Korean War. During the later 1950s, he attended the Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC) and was assigned to the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff (CoS) for Milita...