Earl Daniel Jackson

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Earl Daniel Jackson Sr. served at the end of World War II as a Private First Class in the U.S. Army Air Corps, earning the WWII Victory Medal. Later, as a Sergeant First Class in the ARMOR-USAR Ready Reserve (active status), he was inducted on November 17, 1950. During the Korean War, he served as a tank commander with Company A, 73rd Heavy Tank Battalion, and was awarded the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Stars and the United Nations Service Medal. He was transferred to the Army Reserve on August 27, 1952, and honorably discharged on September 17, 1956.