Joe M. Jackson
✓ Source-basedfallingAmerican military officer (1923-2019)
United StatesLived 1923 to 2019 · aged 95Joe Madison Jackson served as a career officer in the United States Air Force and received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Vietnam War.
Photos 6
![The first photo ever to capture actions leading to a Medal of Honor; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson's C-123 (top of photograph) prepares to evacuate the last three men (on runway, right) from Khâm Đức, on 12 May 1968.[3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Kham_Duc_Evacuation_during_Vietnam_War_May_12th_1968.jpg/1280px-Kham_Duc_Evacuation_during_Vietnam_War_May_12th_1968.jpg)
The first photo ever to capture actions leading to a Medal of Honor; Lieutenant Colonel Joe M. Jackson's C-123 (top of photograph) prepares to evacuate the last three men (on runway, right) from Khâm Đức, on 12 May 1968.[3]
President Johnson (facing Lt. Col. Jackson) congratulates four Medal of Honor recipients at the White House on January 16, 1969
Stone marker honoring Col. Jackson outside Coweta County Courthouse, Newnan, Georgia.
Plaque honoring Jackson at the Georgia Aviation Hall of FameAwards 3
About this person
Joe Madison Jackson served as a career officer in the United States Air Force and received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Vietnam War. On 12 May 1968, he volunteered for a dangerous impromptu rescue of three remaining Air Force members trapped at an overrun Army Special Forces camp. While the camp was still under heavy enemy fire from North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, he skillfully piloted his C-123 cargo plane and rescued the three men.
United StatesFame.am measures public visibility signals. It does not measure human value, talent, morality, or credibility.