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 West Carroll Service
Officer Appointed
Baton Rouge (AP) --- -Joe Darwin director
of veterans' affairs announced today the appointment of Lawrence Jackson of Epps as
service officer of West Carroll parish.
Jackson the fifty-second service officer to be appointed in
Louisiana is a veteran of World War II. He served as a paratrooper and suffered the loss of a leg after being shot down over Germany.
Darwin also announced that examinations for service officers will be held in Tensas parish June 7; St Tammany, June 20; Orleans,
June 21; St Helena, June 28; Bienville, June 29 and La Salle July
18. [The Shreveport Journal, Shreveport, LA, 05 Jun 1945, Tue, Page 14]
Services held Sunday for L. L. "Son" Jackson, 65.
L.L. "Son" Jackson passed away Saturday in Richland Parish hospital, Delhi, after a long illness.
Services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday in Cox Funeral Home chapel in Delhi with the Rev. Pat Lofton officiating.
Interment followed in Epps cemetery.
Mr. Jackson was a native of Epps and retired service officer with the Veteran's Administration in West Carroll parish. He was a veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mable Jackson, of Epps; two sons, Larry Dewayne Jackson, of West Monroe, and Phil A. Jackson, of Epps; a daughter, Mrs. Paula Hough, of Epps; father, W.L. Jackson, of Epps; a brother O.D. Jackson, of Jonesville; and four grandchildren.
Pallbearers were Virgil Johnson, Charles Green, Marvin Oldham, C.E. Corley, George Gowan, and Henry McPherson.
[The West Carroll Gazette, Oak Grove, LA, 06 Nov 1985, Wed. Page 10]
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[courtesy of Jaycie Rinehart]
Grave markers for Lawrence L. "Son" and
Mabel Jackson in
Epps Cemetery, Epps (West Carroll Parish), Louisiana.
Lawrence registered for the draft in Oak Grove, LA on 1 July 1941
and was inducted into the Army on 12 February 1942 in Fort
Lauderdale, FL.
On 16 October 1942, Pvt Jackson was transferred from the 507th
PIR to the 508th PIR as a member of the cadre team. He was
assigned to Hq Hq.
On 17 April 1943, he was appointed to the grade of Corporal.
Cpl Jackson was sent on detached duty to attend a "Mine School"
but whether that was in laying mines or disabling them is not known.
The Hq Hq Morning Report for 26 June 1944.states, in part,
LD seriously wounded in action as of 17 June 44".
What is now understood is that he lost a portion of his right
leg. What isn't understood is why two separate newspaper
articles stated that he had been shot down over Germany ... the war
hadn't progressed that far except for crews of fighters and
bombers.
On 27 September 1944, after a required three-month wait, he was
dropped from the regiment's rolls and transferred to the
hospital's detachment of patients.
On 6 January 1945, Lawrence was presented with the Bronze Star
Medal. although the actual citation has not been located, it
is assumed that the award tied somehow to the action in which he was
so severely wounded.
Four days later, he married Miss Mable Solovon* of Atlanta,
Georgia.
* her name has also been seen as "Mable Theresa Solomaon or
Solomon. She and Lawrence rest side by side today in the Epps
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