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(Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Colonel (Air Defense Artillery) Jerry Dewayne Jackson, Jr., United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States.

Awards Received

  • Soldier’s Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Air Defense Artillery)

    Batallion:

    96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne)

    Action Date:

    January 23, 1990
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 8 (April 15, 1991)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Soldier’s Medal to Captain (Air Defense Artillery) Jerry Dewayne Jackson, Jr., United States Army, for heroism at the risk of life not involving conflict with an armed enemy on 23 January 1990, while assigned to Company A, 96th Civil Affairs Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.