African American, Company E, Alaska Highway. Born: 16 September 1916 (1918), Anguilla, Sharkey, Mississippi. Died: 29 May 1985, Anguilla, Sharkey, MS. Enlisted:14 Apr 1941 at Camp Shelby, MS and discharged 25 July 1945.
Education: grammar school. Civil Occupation: general farming. Jessie, Jr’s nickname was “baby.” His father was Jessie Thomas, farmer, and his mother was Wilahemina (Lula). He married Alleane Carson on 19 April 1944.
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