Charles R. Jackson (USMC)

Charles R. Jackson
Personal details
Awards	Silver Star Purple Heart
Military service
Allegiance	United States of America
Branch/service	United States Army United States Marine Corps
Years of service	-1925 1927-
Rank	Sergeant Major (United States)
Battles/wars	World War II

Charles R. Jackson, (1898–1970) was an American Marine, best known for his posthumously published memoir I Am Alive: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World War II Japanese POW Camp.

Military career[]

Charles R. Jackson attended Virginia Military Institute where he earned a degree in civil engineering. From there he attended West Point and graduated in 1919. He then served in the United States Army, resigning his commission in 1925 to join the United States Marine Corps, where he enrolled in 1927 as a Private.

While fighting in the Battle of Corregidor in the spring of 1942, he was captured by the Japanese and interned as a P.O.W. for three years.

Ranks[]

Private
Sergeant Major

Military Medals and Ribbons[]

	Silver Star
	Purple Heart

Writings[]

Charles R. Jackson's plain account of his experiences as a P.O.W. of the Japanese was edited by military historian Major Bruce Norton USMC (Ret.) and published posthumously in June 2003. Among other topics from Jackson's notes that were assembled were accounts of inhumanity and deadly situations, including forced marches.

References[]

• Jackson, Charles; Bruce H. Norton (2003). I Am Alive!: A United States Marine's Story of Survival in a World war II Japanese POW Camp. Presidio Press. ISBN 0-345-44911-8.
• Morris, Eric (2000). Corregidor: The American Alamo of World War II. Cooper Square Press. ISBN 0-8154-1085-9.