World War II Honoree

Jackie 'Jack' Dean Prude

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Belford, New Jersey

Honored By

Grateful American

Relationship

Admirer

JACKIE SERVED UNDER GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR. HE WAS IN PEARL HARBOR, GUAM, MIDWAY, KOREA AND JAPAN. TWO 'TIN CANS' WERE SHOT FROM UNDER HIM EN ROUTE TO THE CORAL SEA. WHEN THE DESTROYER USS EDWARDS SANK IN 1942, HE WAS IN THE WATER 24 HOURS BEFORE RESCUE. A YEAR LATER WHEN THE DESTROYER USS BLUE WENT DOWN, HE SPENT 72 HOURS IN A LIFE RAFT.