World War II hero, Medal of Honor recipient Art Jackson dies in Boise at age 92

Idaho Stateman ^ | 6/15/2017 | John Sowell

[Borges]

Art Jackson, who singlehandedly destroyed a dozen enemy pillboxes and killed 50 Japanese soldiers during a fierce battle on the Pacific island of Peleliu, died Wednesday at the Boise VA Medical Center.

Nine Marines, including Jackson, were presented the Medal of Honor for their roles in the battle.

Fighting for control of the island lasted for two months, beginning in September 1944. The Japanese, entrenched in caves, killed 1,800 American soldiers and injured 8,000 more.

[A_Former_Democrat]

A True American Hero

RIP Patriot

[katana]

There’s a scene in the film where after returning home he’s asked what work skills he possesses and he replies “killing Japanese”. I don’t think he’d have much patience for today’s college students.

[Minutemen]

Bump for our heros.

[Huaynero]

Another story of his bravery and how Kennedy and Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, forced him to leave the Marines.

In one cigar box or the other, I still have Jack Anderson’s Washington Merry-Go-Round column about Arthur Jackson’s service at Gitmo. In repeatable language, I recall the outrage expressed by Commandant Shoup in tearing verbal strips off Captain Jackson.
Now, mellowed by experience, my view is that Commandant Shoup was as much angered at being placed in a situation where no less punishment was politically acceptable. It was textbook “it’s not the offense”, it was some literal coverup.
But at the end of any day, the Green Weenie struck…all hands.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.