WWII D-Day

Veteran Sonarman Harry Ural Jackson

WWII D-Day Veteran Sonarman Harry Ural Jackson was honored June 6, 2024, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at a commemoration event at the Crossings, a full-service senior living community in Montgomery, AL. Jackson, a 98 year-old Navy veteran, served three weeks as a sonarman on a subchaser at Normandy.

Two other WWII veterans who served in the Pacific Theater, Dr. Cecil Prescott and Eugene Crooks, were also honored.

Lee Jackson, the son of Harry Jackson led the attendees in singing the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America.

An American Red Cross volunteer presented a detailed biography of Jackson’s military service and civilian life and gave him gifts of a bag of toilet articles and an insulated mug from the American Red Cross.

Susannah Cleveland, staff member of U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Alex Reynolds, staff member of U. S. Representative Barry Moore, and Machine Accountant Petty Officer Second Class Andrew DeLuca of the U.S. Navy Reserve Center in Bessemer, AL, brought greetings.

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