Orville Joseph Jackson Collection

Biographical Information

Name:

Orville Joseph Jackson

State of Birth:

IA

Home State:

IA

Gender

Male

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War or Conflict

World War, 1939-1945

Military Status

Veteran

Dates of Service

1942-1945

Branch of Service

Army

Unit of Service

Company B, 409th Infantry Regiment, 103rd Infantry Division

Location of Service

Louisiana; Texas; European Theater

Highest Rank

Sergeant

Prisoner of War

Yes

Collection Information

Type of Resource:

Manuscript: Clippings [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Maps [1 item] -- Typewritten document

Manuscript: Military papers (orders, personnel/201 files, etc) [8 items] -- Typewritten document

Photograph: Photocopy of Photographic Print [18 items] -- Photograph

Video: VHS [1 item] -- Oral history interview

Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Handwritten document

Video: Digital Betacam [1 item] -- Digitized Copy

Manuscript: Transcript [1 item] -- Transcription of video recording

Interviewer:

Richard McGaughy

Contributor:

Mary Evans

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library

Collection #:

AFC/2001/001/02989

Subjects:

Jackson, Orville Joseph

World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives

United States. Army.

Prisoner of War--United States

Cite as:

Orville Joseph Jackson Collection
(AFC/2001/001/02989), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress