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Oral History Interview with E. R. Jackson
The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with E R Jackson. Jackson went through the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1939. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1940 at Peoria, Illinois, and completed basic training at Shepherd Field, Michigan. Jackson became an airplane mechanic. He joined the 13th Pursuit Squadron, and went to Melbourne, Australia on the SS President Coolidge (1931). He joined the 490th Bomb Squadron in Kunming, China. While in China, Jackson met Madame Chiang, wife of Chiang Kai-shek. Jackson worked as a P-40 mechanic
Lee R. Jackson Field Dedication (S2_B25_F7_11)
Four men stand beside the new Lee R. Jackson field sign. President Norman P. Auburn on the far left holds an architectural illustration of the entrance gate to Lee R. Jackson field, Lee R. Jackson stands second from the left
Lee R. Jackson Field Dedication (S2_B25_F10_9)
Lee R. Jackson speaks behind a podium at the Lee R. Jackson field dedication
Lee R. Jackson Field Dedication (S2_B25_F10_10)
Lee R. Jackson speaks behind a podium at the Lee R. Jackson field dedication
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