Badge, Combat Medic & Dog Tag, T/5 James Jacks, 13th Medical Bn. (Mountain), Merrill's Marauders, CBI
Genuine WWII US Army grouping, made up of a Combat Medic pin badge and a dog tag issued to James V. Jacks, ASN 39261334, vaccinated against tetanus in 1942-1943, blood type O, Protestant.
James Verne Jacks was born on April 24, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas and joined the US Army on October 31, 1942. He went on to serve with the Medical Department and deployed to Burma with Company A, 13th Medical Battalion (Mountain). He was discharged on February 8, 1946 as a Technician 5th Grade and passed away on August 22, 1988.
In Burma, the 13th Medical Battalion (Mountain) was attached to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), a.k.a. 'Merrill's Marauders'. Under command of Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill, this special unit of the US Army was made up of about 3,000 volunteers who operated behind Japanese lines. In coordination with the Chinese forces, they fought in the jungle and mountains from February to August, 1944. The capture of Myitkyina Airfield was one of their most famous achievements.
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Genuine WWII US Army grouping, made up of a Combat Medic pin badge and a dog tag issued to James V. Jacks, ASN 39261334, vaccinated against tetanus in 1942-1943, blood type O, Protestant.
James Verne Jacks was born on April 24, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas and joined the US Army on October 31, 1942. He went on to serve with the Medical Department and deployed to Burma with Company A, 13th Medical Battalion (Mountain). He was discharged on February 8, 1946 as a Technician 5th Grade and passed away on August 22, 1988.
In Burma, the 13th Medical Battalion (Mountain) was attached to 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), a.k.a. 'Merrill's Marauders'. Under command of Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill, this special unit of the US Army was made up of about 3,000 volunteers who operated behind Japanese lines. In coordination with the Chinese forces, they fought in the jungle and mountains from February to August, 1944. The capture of Myitkyina Airfield was one of their most famous achievements.
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