Daniel Jackson

Not much is known about Jackson's pre war life, other than he grew up in Tennessee and was an excellent marksman in his youth. Jackson served with Charlie Company 2nd Ranger Battalion at the time of the D-Day invasion of Normandy. It was here that he demonstrated his sharpshooting skills, taking out two German machine gun positions, and asissting his Commanding officer, Captain John Miller. About a week after D-Day, Jackson was one of 7 men picked by Captain Miller to asisst in the rescue of Airborne Private James Ryan. Along the way Jackson picked off a German sniper by shooting through the sniper's scope, and also helped to take down an MG42 machine gun position. They then found Private Ryan and the men he was with, as they were defending a bridge from the Germans. The squad decided to stay, and help defend the bridge. Jackson was killed in action when a tank spotted him in a bell tower and blasted him away.