Bio:

Charles “Andy” Jackson, a resident of Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, was elected New Jersey State Commander of The American Legion at its 105^th Convention held in Wildwood, NJ on Friday, June 14^th, 2024.

Commander Jackson served four years in the United States Navy, enlisting at Newark, NJ on October 19, 1979, and was discharged at Philadelphia, PA on November 25, 1983. He attended Basic Training (BT) at Great Lakes, IL and was then stationed at Sun Oil Shipyard, Chester, PA. He was aboard the USS Portland and was involved in three MED cruises, a Humanitarian cruise (Caribbean), and a Unitas cruise (South America).           

He is a 29-year member of Mystic Island American Legion Post 493, Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County and will lead the State’s largest wartime VETERANS’ ORGANIZATION WITH A MEMBERSHIP OF APPROXIMATELY 35,000 for the next year. Commander Jackson has held several offices at the Post, County, and Department levels, including Post Commander, County Commander, Department Executive Committeeman, and Department Vice-Commander.

 An advocate for Veterans, he plans on bringing new ideas to the Department and getting younger Veterans involved, as noted by his slogan:

                       “Honoring Tradition” and “Embracing Our Future”

Commander Jackson has been married to his wife Debi for 44 years. They have two children, a son Eric and a daughter Darla, and one Granddaughter, Olivia. He is looking forward to his year in office and helping Veterans throughout New Jersey.