Skaggs, Jack C. (US Army)

Date of birth:: November 16th, 1920 (Goodwill/Louisiana, United States)
Date of death:: October 12th, 2010 (Bossier City/Louisiana, United States)
Service number:: 14010491
Nationality:: American

Biography

00.00.1940: joined the US. Army
00.00.1943: shipped out to the North African Campaign as a tank commander under the command of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.
00.03.1944: landed in Italy under Lt.Gen. Mark Clark's command
As part of the 760th Tank Battalion, Sergeant Skaggs led his tank "Blue Devil" through countless battles.
He spent three months at the Battle of Monte Cassino and was the 7th tank to roll into Rome on 4 June 1944.
From there he and his tank crew battled their way across endless mountains and valleys earning the Bronze Star with Valor and a Purple Heart along the way.
10.04.1945: near Bologna, Italy finally accumulated enough points to come home and celebrating V-E Day in New York City
00.00.1946: attended LSU
00.00.1947: joined the US. Army/Air Corps and was a veteran of the Korean War
00.00.1962: Master Sergeant, retired from the US. Air Force

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Purple Heart

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Staff Sergeant
Unit:: Company B, 760th Tank Battalion, 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides", U.S. Army

For wounds received in action on 7 January 1944 on Mt. Porchia, Italy.

Bronze Star Medal (BSM)

Period:: Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:: Staff Sergeant
Unit:: Company B, 760th Tank Battalion, 85th Infantry Division "Custer Division", U.S. Army

Jack C. Skaggs, Staff Sergeant, United States Army. For heroic achievement in action, on 25 May 1944, in the vicinity of Priverno, Italy. Entered military service from Rhodessa, Louisiana.