Arthur J. Jackson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1924
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Date of Death: 14-Jun-2017
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Arthur J. Jackson
- Captain Arthur Junior Jackson (October 18, 1924 – June 14, 2017) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II.
- At the age of 19, PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers.
- He was also the last surviving recipient of the Medal of Honor from the Battle of Peleliu. On September 30, 1961, while serving at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Jackson fatally shot a Cuban worker and suspected communist spy, in self-defense after Sabariego attacked him.
- He eventually buried the body in a shallow grave, but word leaked out.
- He left the Marine Corps in 1962 after being denied a court-martial to clear his name.
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