Permanent Veteran Record
| Branch | Navy |
|---|---|
| Rank | Pharmacist's Mate Second Class |
| Conflict / Era | World War II |
| Years of Service | 08/09/1973 – 05/13/1946 |
| Date of Birth | 11/11/1925 |
| Date of Death | 09/04/1989 |
| Hometown | Mauch Chunk, Carbon County, Pennsylvania, OH |
| Awards | Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal; French Jubile de la Liberte posthumously |
| Burial Location | Maple Hill Cemetery, Tipp City, OH Miami County |
| Monument Paver | No |
| Source | No DD-214 found in Union Co. Recorder's Office as of 12/27/2007 |
Overseas service: European Theater. Church: Trinity Episcopal Church, Troy, Ohio. School: Mauch Chunk High School, Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, Carbon County. 14th Amphibious Fleet, D-Day Landing at Utah Beach; Omaha Beach to pick up wounded, hit by mine; on LSI loaded wounded, hit mine, pulled from water unconscious, taken to hospital in England; after discharge Jack worked in Dayton and came on weekends to R #3, Marysville to be with his wife, Mary and their son until their house was built in Tipp City, Ohio
Printed from the UCVRC Veterans Database · Courthouse Veterans Monument