Whitfield Jack
Appearance
George Whitfield Jack Jr. | |
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![]() At West Point in 1928 | |
Born | |
Died | April 23, 1989 Shreveport, Louisiana | (aged 82)
Resting place | Forest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport |
Alma mater | Centenary College of Louisiana United States Military Academy |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer United States Army Colonel (World War II) |
Political party | Democrat |
Spouse(s) | (1) Frances Rand Jack (married 1936–1974, her death) (2) Betty Ann Collins Montgomery Jack (married 1977–1989, his death) |
Children | Whitfield Jack Jr. Rand F. Jack |
Parent(s) | George Whitfield Jack Sr. Emily Roberta Pegues Jack |
Relatives | Wellborn Jack (brother) William Pike Hall Sr. (cousin) |
George Whitfield Jack Jr., known as Whitfield Jack or Whit Jack (July 10, 1906 – April 23, 1989), was a United States Army colonel in World War II, a major general of the United States Army Reserve, and a Shreveport, Louisiana attorney.
Jack was the son of judge George W. Jack and brother of Louisiana politician Wellborn Jack.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2012: Caddo Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2015.
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- 1906 births
- 1989 deaths
- People from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Louisiana lawyers
- Louisiana Democrats
- Centenary College of Louisiana alumni
- United States Military Academy alumni
- Yale Law School alumni
- Tulane University Law School alumni
- United States Army officers
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- Recipients of the Legion of Merit
- Recipients of the Croix de Guerre 1939–1945 (France)
- American Episcopalians
- Burials in Louisiana
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