Iconic WWII Veteran’s Lost Dog Tags Found in a Surprising Place
World War Two veteran Fred Jackson was an extraordinary man. He was a war hero and an important figure in the Civil Rights movement. Unfortunately, an important link to his service had been lost for years.
Two Kentucky high school students made an amazing discovery while cleaning around the foundation of an old house in Huntertown Community Interpretive Park. Meghan Burke and Hattie Steen were shocked to find the long-lost treasure sitting right at the surface level where Fred Jackson’s home once stood.
The two students recognized the importance of their discovery and turned it over to Sioux Finney, a board member at Huntertown Interpretive Park. Finney immediately recognized the name on the WWII dog tags, as Jackson is well-known in the area.
Not only was Fred D. Jackson a WWII veteran, but he was the state’s first African-American constable and became a civil rights leader after the war. Though Jackson died in 2007, his legacy lives on, and thanks to these two high school students, his family has one more piece of his history and his life.
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