Arthur J. Jackson
Military Person
1924 –
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Who is Arthur J. Jackson?
Captain Arthur J. Jackson is a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers.
On September 30, 1961, while serving at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after a drinking bout where he consumed at least 6 martinis, Jackson fatally shot Rubén López Sabariego, a Cuban worker at Guantanamo, and unsuccessfully attempted to hide his body in a shallow grave.
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- Born
- Oct 18, 1924
Cleveland - Also known as
- Arthur Jackson
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Portland
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on July 23, 2013
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