World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Dennis Ray Jackson
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Newsom, Texas
Honored By
Danny Jones
Served as a Private 1st class as an Assistant Automatic Rifleman in a Squad of Company G, Second Battalion, Ninth Marines, Third Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands during March 1945. Awarded the silver star for gallantry in action and the purple heart.