Andrew Thomas Jackson

Branch of Service: U. S. Army
Length of Service: 3 years
Rank: Captain
Armed Conflict: Korea

Background and History:
Drafted during November 1951
Received my basic training in Camp Chaffee, Ark.
Attended advance Leadership School as a Corporal
Attended Field Artillery School as a 2nd Lt.
Trained in Japan as a Forward Observer
Sent to korea as the advanced party during 1953
Transferred to "D" Battery, 26th AAA AW BN. SP
Served in Korea until May 1954

Experiences:
He was released from active duty during June 1954. He enrolled in Rutgers, College of South Jersey, and graduated in June 1958 with a BA in Economics/Business Adm. He worked as an Accountant, Controller for various businesses. He retired in the year 2000. His unit was placed on alert for the Cuban Missile Crisis during 1962. He was again placed on alert for deployment to Vietnam but another unit was deployed. He retired from the U. S. Army Reserve in 1968.  


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