Person:Jarrell Bankston (1)

Name	Jerry Bankston
Baptismal Name	Jarrell Murray Bankston
Alt Name	JM Bankston
Alt Name	J. Bankston
Alt Name	J.M. Bankston
Gender	Male
Birth`^?`	23 Dec 1926	El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas
Graduation`^?`	1944	C.E. Byrd High School, Shreveport, Louisiana
Marriage		Dallas, Texasto Theresa Burton (add)
Death`^?`	22 Apr 1997	Tucson, Pima County, Arizona
Burial`^?`	1997	Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Taylor County, Texasashes buried near his parents

veteran of World War II - Boatswain's Mate - U.S. Navy & Korean War - United States Marine

Participated in Operation Crossroads at Bikini Atoll 1946 - stationed aboard U.S.S. Albemarle AV-5 at the time & operated a small utility boat.

Residence was 512 Mance Street, Bisbee, Arizona at time of death - death occured while hospitalized in Tucson, Arizona.

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1944 - navy uniforms undress whites & dress blues with Special Forces/Combined Ops patch on right shoulder

U.S.S. Albemarle AV-5

burial marker - J.M. Bankston - Rose Hill Cemetery, Merkel, Texas

Jarrell (Jerry) Murray Bankston