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Whitfield Jack

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George Whitfield Jack Jr.
At West Point in 1928
Born(1906-07-10)July 10, 1906
DiedApril 23, 1989(1989-04-23) (aged 82)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Resting placeForest Park East Cemetery in Shreveport
Alma materCentenary College of Louisiana

United States Military Academy
Tulane University Law School

Yale Law School
Occupation(s)Lawyer

United States Army Colonel (World War II)

United States Army Reserve (Major general, 1955–1966)
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse(s)(1) Frances Rand Jack (married 1936–1974, her death)
(2) Betty Ann Collins Montgomery Jack (married 1977–1989, his death)
ChildrenWhitfield Jack Jr.

Rand F. Jack

Robert Blythe Jack
Parent(s)George Whitfield Jack Sr.
Emily Roberta Pegues Jack
RelativesWellborn Jack (brother)

William Pike Hall Sr. (cousin)

Ed Rand (brother-in-law)

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

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  1. ^ "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2012: Caddo Parish" (PDF). house.louisiana.gov. Retrieved March 25, 2015.