Marque Lesslie Jackson (1896)

Born 20 Sep 1896 in Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama, United States

Biography

Marque Jackson is a part of US Black heritage.

Marque Jackson served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 9 Jan 1918
Unit(s): 92nd Infantry Division, 325th Field Signal Battalion
Service ended: 12 Mar 1919

Marque Lesslie Jackson was born in Anniston, Alabama in 1896.^[1][2] He was the son of Annie Louise and William Jackson.

Marque served in the 92nd Infantry Division in World War I.^[3] The 92nd Infantry Division (92nd Division, WWI) was an African-American infantry division of the United States Army that served in both World War I and World War II.

He attained the rank of Sergeant in the 325th Field Signal Battalion, 92nd Infantry Division, Company B.^[4] This was an elite group, considered to be one of the best-educated battalions in the Army. The Field Signal Corps maintained communications between the front lines and the division headquarters. Company B was the wire company.

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "Alabama, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919"
   citing Military Service, Fort McPherson, Fulton, Georgia, United States, Alabama Department of History and Archives, Montgomery.
   FamilySearch Record: QPZJ-GN67 (accessed 14 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSTC-FSYL-C Image number 01479
   Name: Marque L Jackson; Military Service Date: 19 Jan 1918; Military Service Place: Fort McPherson, Fulton, Georgia, United States; Birth Date: 1897; Birth Place: Anniston, Ala; Residence Place: Anniston, Calhoun, Alabama; Age: 21; Mil Rank: Pvt 1cl; Miitary Unit: Co B 325 Fld Sig Bn; Record Type: Military.
2. ↑ Military: "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940"
   citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
   FamilySearch Record: QRST-82N2 (accessed 14 July 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CS1G-3WM7-6 Image number 00988
   Name: Marque Lesslie Jackson; Military Service Date: 12 Mar 1919; Military Service Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; Birth Date: 20 Sep 1896.
3. ↑ https://www.fold3.com/image/604152996?rec=623576560&terms=jackson,marque
4. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939"
   The National Archives at College Park; College Park, Maryland; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985; Record Group Number: 92; Roll or Box Number: 338
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61174 #6542003 (accessed 14 July 2022)
   Name: Marque L. Jackson; Departure Date: 15 Feb 1919; Departure Place: Brest, France; Arrival Date: 27 Feb 1919; Arrival Place: New York; Address: 1630 Cooper Street; Residence Place: Anniston, Alabama; Father: William T. Jackson; Ship: ULUA; Military Unit: COMPANY "B"; Rank: SERGEANT S.C.; Service Number: 1, 974, 472; Notes: COMPANY "B" 325th FIELD SIGNAL BATTALION.