Silas Jackson was youngest son of Florida Sweat and Silas Thompson. It was the army that changed his name to Jack S. Thompson as everyone just called him Jack. He legally changed his name from Silas Jackson Thompson to Jack Silas Thompson in 1954. His enlisted November 25, 1940 in the Infantry/National Guard. He was 190 lbs and 5'10". He served in the Pacific during World War II and was seriously wounded when a "Jap's bullet" entered his left elbow, rotating around the arm, and then exiting his wrist near his thumb. The nerve and tissue damage to his arm left him with a hand that would ever grip. He is pictured at Camp Blanding, FL with his sister after returning with his injured left hand. After the war, he had a truck loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables, which he drove all over St Augustine selling them. Later, he was employed by the State of Florida as a bridge tender, mainly opening and closing the Lion's Bridge in downtown St. Augustine. He had a total of four children including 3 with his two wives plus an adopted daughter. A lover of deer hunting and surf fishing, he planned his vacations around these seasons. He had a green house, green cars, and lots of green clothes...it would be safe to say he loved the color green! A big man with a caring heart, he was always there to help his family, friends or even a stranger. He was there for his beloved niece when she got her driver's license and choosing the first car. Many the time he would visit a needy family with the gift of a sack of groceries and a gallon of milk...maybe he did that remembering his own childhood and the hard times. He was a very kind man. Being a brittle diabetic and taking insulin for years, he died from complications of this health problem. When he died, Jack was a patient at the VA hospital in Gainesville, FL.
Silas Jackson was youngest son of Florida Sweat and Silas Thompson. It was the army that changed his name to Jack S. Thompson as everyone just called him Jack. He legally changed his name from Silas Jackson Thompson to Jack Silas Thompson in 1954. His enlisted November 25, 1940 in the Infantry/National Guard. He was 190 lbs and 5'10". He served in the Pacific during World War II and was seriously wounded when a "Jap's bullet" entered his left elbow, rotating around the arm, and then exiting his wrist near his thumb. The nerve and tissue damage to his arm left him with a hand that would ever grip. He is pictured at Camp Blanding, FL with his sister after returning with his injured left hand. After the war, he had a truck loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables, which he drove all over St Augustine selling them. Later, he was employed by the State of Florida as a bridge tender, mainly opening and closing the Lion's Bridge in downtown St. Augustine. He had a total of four children including 3 with his two wives plus an adopted daughter. A lover of deer hunting and surf fishing, he planned his vacations around these seasons. He had a green house, green cars, and lots of green clothes...it would be safe to say he loved the color green! A big man with a caring heart, he was always there to help his family, friends or even a stranger. He was there for his beloved niece when she got her driver's license and choosing the first car. Many the time he would visit a needy family with the gift of a sack of groceries and a gallon of milk...maybe he did that remembering his own childhood and the hard times. He was a very kind man. Being a brittle diabetic and taking insulin for years, he died from complications of this health problem. When he died, Jack was a patient at the VA hospital in Gainesville, FL.
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