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HONORED ON PANEL 12E, LINE 88 OF THE WALL
ALVIN EDWARD JACKSON
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ALVIN E JACKSON
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LEFT FOR ALVIN EDWARD JACKSON
POSTED ON 10.23.2002
POSTED BY: Robert Greer
Murrell Dobbins High School athlete
N. Park Avenue, North Philadelphia
Jackson was a member of the swimming and cross country teams at Murrell Dobbins Vocational High School. He and longtime friend Fred 0. Baugh Jr. enlisted in the Marine Corps together in January 1965 after they graduated from high school. They trained together at Parris Island, South Carolina, and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, before being sent to Vietnam in March 1966. Both were killed by shrapnel in separate battles near Da Nang, Quang Nam Province. Baugh, a rifleman and ammunition carrier, died on July 23, 1966, while on patrol with the 9th Marines. Jackson, a rifleman and fire team leader, died on November 19, 1966, while on patrol with Company I of the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Marine Division. The 20-year-old lance corporal was survived by his parents and two sisters.
... from The Philadelphia Daily News
POSTED ON 2.16.1999
POSTED BY: Jack Riley
My Flaming I 3/9 Brother.
Alvin was killed during a mortar attack on our base at An Hoa. A.W. Tripplett was also killed that night. There were many Marines wounded during the attack. Alvin was a good Marine, liked by all in the company. I will always remember him. Semper Fidelis.
Jack Riley
2nd Plt. The Flaming I 3/9
1966-1967
Jack Riley
2nd Plt. The Flaming I 3/9
1966-1967