Jacks, Worley D.
Army Private 1st class

Worley D. Jacks, age 21, from Rutland, Ohio, Gallia county.

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Wednesday, March 7, 1945
Death details: On June 21, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) identified the remains of Private First Class Worley D. Jacks, missing from World War II. Private First Class Jacks entered the U.S. Army from Ohio and served in Company L, 232nd Infantry Regiment, 42nd Infantry Division. He was a member of a combat patrol that was ambushed near the village of Lichtenberg, France, on March 7, 1944. PFC Jacks was wounded during the attack, and the patrol was forced to withdraw. He was last seen being approached by German medics. In 1951, German workers discovered an identification tag inscribed with “JACKS, WORLEY D. 35087716” around the neck of a set of remains in Ludwigswinkel, Germany, about fourteen miles from where PFC Jacks went missing. Researchers later concluded he was sent to a hospital there, died of his wounds, and was buried in a military cemetery. Using modern forensic techniques, DPAA has confirmed that the remains recovered in 1951 are those of PFC Jacks.

Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency