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John Brinkerhoff Jackson

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John Brinkerhoff Jackson
Personal details
Born1911
Died1992
NativityFrance
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
ASN0214183
RankCaptain
Camp RitchieClass 1 (27 July – 19 September 1942)
SpecialtyIPW German
Unit / division9th Int
TeamIPW 10
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John Brinkerhoff Jackson (1911–1992) was a United States Army Captain who trained at Camp Ritchie, Maryland, in Class 1.

Biography

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Research notes

  • 5th Army
  • Appears as number 4 on the First Class photo/chart.

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Technical record

Field Imported value
Approx Age at Death 81
row_source demographics

Sources

  • Camp Ritchie Museum, Inc. (The Ritchie History Museum), Classes 1–31 roster data
  • Dan Gross research spreadsheets, including original Excel timeline/roster work, combined with other research and records
  • NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
  • 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
  • First Class chart (Camp Ritchie: The First Class chart)