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M. Sgt. John Jackson at last campFairfield guardsman will retireiQuite a few changes ’ seen by JacksonCAMP McCOY, Wis. — A 40-year veteran of the 34th Army Band is in his final annual field session and the clarinet-playing Fairfield, Iowa, grain dealer has noticed “quite a few changes” in the guard since his 1933 enlistment date.Master Sgt. John C. Jackson, 60, lists the biggest changes he’s seen as longer hair on troops and “more sensible” uniforms for soldiers. Jackson will retire from the Army National Guard in September.Johnson, who joined the old 133rd Infantry Band in November of 1933, saw action in World War II and recountsamong his most memorable experiences the times the band played for General Eisenhower and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.iiWe opened a lot of Red Cross clubs and I remember Eisenhower came to one of them. We spent a lot of time watching him and not our music,” he said.After spending three and one-half years in Europe, Jackson returned to Fairfield and joined the newly organized 34th Army Band.The veteran guardsman, whoDr. Rebertus resignsPenn College positionOSKALOOSA — Dr. Donald dean of instruction to develop G. Rebertus, registrar and and administer a program forlearned his musical talents in high school and during stints in junior college and Parsons College, parlayed that training and his military musical education into a band, “The Aristocrats,” from 1946 to 1971 when the group broke up.“I made more than a little money with this,” Jackson said as he gestured toward a pile of musical instruments in the band’s summer camp headquarters at Camp McCoy.His wife, Phyllis, has not complained about the time he has spent with Guard activities during the years, but thesergeant said, “She’s put up with it like everybody else’s wife.”As master sergeant, Jackson handles the responsibilities of a first sergeant for the band as well as serving as drum major for the marching band, clarinet player with the concert bandand saxophone instrumentation with the dance band.Jackson’s retirement will enable him to spend more time with his wife, his musical and bowling hobbies and the business he owns, The Fairfield Grain Co.OTTUMWA COURIER2nd sectionWednesday, July 17, 1974___
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Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Tue, Jul 16, 1974
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