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rdfs:comment | - Captain Arthur J. Jackson (born October 18, 1924) is a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers. On September 30, 1961, while serving at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after a drinking bout where he consumed at least 6 martinis, Jackson fatally shot Rubén López Sabariego, a Cuban worker at Guantanamo, and unsuccessfully attempted to hide his body in a shallow grave.
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Ribbon | - Medal of Honor ribbon.svg
- National Defense Service Medal ribbon.svg
- Purple Heart BAR.svg
- American Campaign Medal ribbon.svg
- Army of Occupation ribbon.svg
- Asiatic-Pacific Campaign ribbon.svg
- China Service Medal ribbon.svg
- US Navy Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon.png
- United Nations Service Medal for Korea ribbon.png
- World War II Victory Medal ribbon.svg
- Navy and Marine Corps Commendation ribbon.svg
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abstract | - Captain Arthur J. Jackson (born October 18, 1924) is a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers. On September 30, 1961, while serving at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, after a drinking bout where he consumed at least 6 martinis, Jackson fatally shot Rubén López Sabariego, a Cuban worker at Guantanamo, and unsuccessfully attempted to hide his body in a shallow grave.
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