Son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Jackson. Entered service June 1942. Entered training at Norfolk, Virginia. Sent to Pearl Harbor; Gilbert Islands and the Southwest Pacific. Returned to U.S. October 4, 1942. Returned for re-assignment January 18, 1945. Returned to Hawaiian Islands April 19, 1945; Ryukyu Islands August 1945. Returned to Salem, Oregon and discharged October 18, 1945 as Chief Coxswain's Mate.