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Purple Heart Given Posthumously To CpI. Ray JacksonCorporal Hay L. Jackson winwas killed Jan. 2, 1942 on Corrig: dor has been* awarded th»Purple Heart decoration post huousJy His parents, Mr and MVi' Will Newt Jackson of Sent-• inok* have received the following letter from the Adjutant General's Office of the War IX* partrnentMy dear Mr JacksonI h«\e the honor to tnform o(i that the Purple Heart decor-at on has been awarded, posthumously. to your son, Corporal Itay L Jackson,, Coast Artil-I* ry Corps, who made the suprerne sacrifice in defense or hi countrvThe Purple IP art was original l established by General Georg*Washington at Newburgh,it- 7, 1782. during the War o't Kev«)lution. lt;Hit of respectto the memory of General Wash n;:ton and m iccognition of his unitary achievements, the dee or .item was revived by the Win IXpartrnent on February 22. 1D32Uie i wo-hundredth anniversaryof his birth, it is awarded to per sons who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of th« United States, or are killed inaction, oi who die os a dire*'1re ult of wounds received in actionThe Purple He, rt deoorab *r wih tie forwarded direct to yont.v the Commanding Officer, Phil adelphia Quartermaster Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, andshould be received by you within ten days or two weeksVery truly yours,J A Ulio,Major General,
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Seminole Sentinel
Seminole, Texas, US
Fri, Apr 02, 1943
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