Photograph, William S. "Billy" Jackson, 1946
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MFM_MSS_Service Men's Album_William-S-Jackson_001.jpg
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Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945, Digital Exhibit, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries.
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T/S WILLIAM S. JACKSON
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Jackson, was inducted into the army August 20, 1941. After basic training at Camp Croft, S. C., he was transferred to Fort Shenago, Pa., embarkation center. Embarked at Hampton Roads, Va., in June for overseas duty. On January 10, 1944, he was wounded in Battle of Cassino and after three months' hospitalization was transferred to the Anzio Front. Was mortally wounded at Lanuvio, Italy. Colonel H. C. Hines, Jr., said: "Your son was an excellent soldier, a splendid man, and an honored member of this old regiment."
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Jackson, was inducted into the army August 20, 1941. After basic training at Camp Croft, S. C., he was transferred to Fort Shenago, Pa., embarkation center. Embarked at Hampton Roads, Va., in June for overseas duty. On January 10, 1944, he was wounded in Battle of Cassino and after three months' hospitalization was transferred to the Anzio Front. Was mortally wounded at Lanuvio, Italy. Colonel H. C. Hines, Jr., said: "Your son was an excellent soldier, a splendid man, and an honored member of this old regiment."
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“Photograph, William S. "Billy" Jackson, 1946,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed August 29, 2026, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/107.
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