Allan Herbert Jamison

Allan Herbert Jamison, age 94, a resident of Farmington, passed away April 23, 2013, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. He was born May 28, 1918, in Wheatland, Calif., the son of Herbert and Thelma Bradshaw Jamison. Allan graduated high school in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1936. After high school, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and served six months, then worked for a smelting company in Vallejo, Calif. In 1941, he was drafted by the Army and took basic training in California with the 7th Infantry Division. In 1942, he volunteered for the First Special Service Force at Helena, Mont. He was trained for a special mission and sent to Kiska, in the Aleutian Islands, returned to the U.S. for more training, then was sent to Europe, Africa and then to Naples, Italy, fought in the Italian mountains and on to Anzio Beach. Then on to Southern Italy for training for the invasion of France. In 1944, the 474th Infantry was formed and their fight continued through France and Germany. He returned to the U.S. in 1945 for discharge. In 1948, he reentered and was sent to Fort Riley, Kans., to activate the 10th Infantry Division. In July 1950, he was made Platoon Sergeant and First Sergeant and was sent to Korea. He was captured on Sept. 1 and was liberated on Sept. 28. After recuperation he was returned to the U.S. He was assigned duty with the ROTC at the University of Arkansas for 4.5 years. Next assignment was 9th Infantry Division in Heilbronn, Germany, then is was back to the States and 18 months later, he went back to Germany as Platoon Sergeant for three years. In 1961, he returned to Korea and was promoted to Master Sergeant E8. After the Korean Tour, he was reassigned to Ft. Bragg, N.C., assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division and was promoted to Sergeant Major E9. Then on to the Dominican Republic for 15 months. While there he applied for retirement after 23 years of service, he retired as Command Sergeant Major on May 1, 1966. After retiring from the Army, he worked at the University of Arkansas in security and the physical plant, he retired from the U of A in 1983. He received the Silver and Bronze Stars and multiple Purple Hearts. He was preceded in death by his wife of 60 years, Lila Jamison and two sisters, Marge Russo and Dorothy Bell. Survivors include one son, Larry Jamison of Vancouver, Wash.; two daughters, Angela Thurlow of Lincoln, Ark., and Teresa Patrick of Farmington, Ark.; two sisters, Rose Hullings of Prescott, Ariz., and Darlene Phelps of Buena Vista, Colo.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:45 p.m. Wednesday with Rosary to begin at 6:45 p.m. at Luginbuel Funeral Home in Prairie Grove. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 25, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville, Ark., with burial to follow at the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Ark. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1722 N. Starr Drive, Fayetteville, AR 72701; or the Fayetteville Veterans Home, 1125 N. College, Fayetteville, AR 72703. Online guest book, www.luginbuel.com.