Historical place archive

Jacksonville in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Jacksonville in United States of America. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels1 people1957–1957

Historical events in Jacksonville

1957

18 March 1957
Jacksonville Aviation Training
Lee Harvey Oswald · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Oswald reported to the Naval Air Technical Training Center at Jacksonville on March 18, 1957, for aviation fundamentals instruction.

2 May 1957
Promotion to Private First Class
Lee Harvey Oswald · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

The Marine Corps promoted Lee to private first class effective May 1, 1957, while he was completing aviation training.

3 May 1957
Confidential Security Clearance
Lee Harvey Oswald · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Oswald received final clearance to the confidential level on May 3, 1957, after local record checks disclosed no derogatory information.

3 May 1957
Jacksonville Aviation Course Completion
Lee Harvey Oswald · Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Lee completed Aviation Fundamental School in Jacksonville, ranking 46th among 54 students after six weeks of specialized instruction.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match United States of America and Jacksonville. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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