THE EVENING RECORDJanuary 11, 1919JAMES JACKSON IS PNEUMONIA VICTIM IN FRENCH HOSPITAL |
NOTE: The article reveals how well liked and respected James Jackson was by the people who new him and worked with him at Hackensack Hospital. The article clearly states he died of the influenza on December 27, 1918 shortly after the War ended on November 11, 1918 while in France . In the Book WAY DOWN SOUTH UP NORTH written by E. Frederic Morrow copyright 1973 and he writes on page 82, “My brother Gene's best friend, James Jackson, met his death gallantly charging a trench somewhere in France.” This raises the question which account is right? I will give you my opinion. When James Jackson had died E. Frederic Morrow was only around eight or nine years old. He was probably told that James Jackson died in France while fighting in the Great War. He may as a youth been told of some of the battles James Jackson had served in and the daring charges that he was involved with. So he assumed he died in combat. The articles on James in the Record clearly reveal a community which grieved losing him to the Ravages of the Spanish Influenza and as so many other's who died of the flu there was no less respect given by the community for the sacrifice of his life during his Military service. Let us never forget the Soldiers Sacrifice. Written by: |
