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Eddie Jackfert, PNC |
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Edward Jackfert, PNC 1984-1985 and 1999-2000 Edward Jackfert, a native of Wellsburg, WV, graduated from Wellsburg High School in the year 1939. On September 11, 1940, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps, was sent to aircraft engineers school, and after completion of this course, was assigned to the Philippine Islands, arriving there in June 1941. He was assigned to the 28th Bomb Squadron which later became a part of the 19th Bomb Group. He was at Clark Field, Philippine Islands, when the Japanese attacked it on December 8, 1941. Clark Field was evacuated with all personnel transported to Bataan Peninsula. His unit was then assigned to the Island of Mindanao where he was assigned infantry duties and subsequently, his unit surrendered to the Japanese forces on May 10, 1942. The next three years and four months were spent as a prisoner of war of the Japanese government on Mindanao and later at Kawasaki, Japan. He was discharged from the U.S. Army Air Corps in April 1946 and then attended Bethany College where he received a degree in Economics in the year 1949. He was then employed by the Internal Revenue Service as a Criminal Investigator and worked primarily in the field of organized crime and corruption of public officials until his retirement in February 1977. On June 3, 1984 and May 1999 he was elected National Commander of the American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor, a national veteran's organization. Eddie Jackfert's speech at ADBC Museum 2012 Eddie Jackfert's Brooke County Public Library Educational Project Eddie Jackfert's Analysis of Sacrifice Eddies Jackfert's Funding Proposal Beginning of Jackfert's Presentation Philipine Defense Part One Philipine Defense Part Two Philippine Defense Part Three Philippine Defense Part Four Philippine Defense Part Five Philippine Defense Part Six Philippine Defense Part Seven Philippine Defense Part Eight Philippine Defense Part Nine Philippine Defense Part Ten Philippine Defense Part Eleven Eddie Jackfert's Small Notebook Eddie Jackfert's Larger Notebook Eddie Jackfert's VJ Day Speech Web Pages Designed by Eddie Jackfert Jackfert's Politics and Legislation Document |
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Edward Jackfert Collection |
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1100.1 |