Jackson, Silas Lee

1906 - 1973  (66 years)

• Name	Jackson, Silas Lee
  Birth	3 Oct 1906	Denver Township, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  		Birth Certificate, Jackson, Silas Contributed by Darla Wease
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	JACK.S003
  _FGRAVE	208919293
  Military Service	World War II, Sergeant, United States Army Air Forces
  		Flag of the United States, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959, a…
  		Silas Lee Jackson (1906-1973) Contributed by Darla Wease
  		United States Army Air Forces (1941–1947)
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Sergeant, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948) NOTE: The three stripe Sergeant Insignia was not used during the Korean War
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  Death	27 Sep 1973  [1]
  Burial	Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona   [1]
  		Headstone, Jackson, Silas L.
  Person ID	I47744	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Jackson, Lee H.,   b. 8 Dec 1879   d. 5 Oct 1951 (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Cloud, Della H.,   b. 14 Aug 1884, Indiana d. 5 Nov 1967 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	Y  [3, 4]
  Family ID	F17540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alvord, Vera Esther,   b. 5 Apr 1916, Olney, Richland County, Illinois d. 28 Sep 1992, Olney Care Center, Olney, Richland County, Illinois (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	Y  [5]
  Family ID	F17539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Oct 1906 - Denver Township, Richland County, Illinois Burial - - Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S16839] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jackson, Silas L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/208919293/silas-lee-jackson), none. (Reliability: 2). [S408] Richland County Genealogical and Historical Society, Olney, Illinois, 1910 Federal Census, Denver Township, Richland County, Illinois, (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/5845399:7884), none. [S14597] State if Illinois, Report of Birth, Birth Certificate, Jackson, Silas, none. (Reliability: 2). [S15719] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Jackson, Carl Edward and Carolyn Sue, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59705213/lee-h.-jackson?_gl=1*1xe20lr*_gcl_au*ODA5MjIxOTU3LjE2OTcxMTA5NjQ.*_ga*MTE1O), none. [S14211] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Jackson, Vera E., 76, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68564766/vera-e_-jackson), none. (Reliability: 2).