Johnnie Eugene Jackson

Our Hometown Heroes

Johnnie Eugene Jackson

Left Seventh Grade to go to Work

Johnnie Eugene Jackson was just a kid when he left the Seventh Grade to go to work and help support his family. Born in 1919, the young Jackson worked in the mills in Griffin. His job described him as a, “Slasher.” This is someone who helped set up the machines so they could weave the yarn for the textile product.

Jackson’s mother, Mrs. John Aaron Jackson, lived at 138 Peachtree Street, Experiment.

The young man enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 28, 1941, six months before the horrible attack on Pearl Harbor and the official entry of the US into World War II.

Not much is then found about the soldier. He was killed in battle and died on October 4, 1944. He is buried in the cemetery located in Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.