World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John Rison 'Jack' Fordyce, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Pulaski County, Arkansas
Honored By
Sheila Parsley Young
COLONEL. SERVED WITH THE 154TH OBSERVATION SQUADRON IN 1941. IN 1942 HE WAS A PART OF THE INVASION OF NORTH AFRICA. HE BECAME THE FIRST AMERICAN COMMANDER OF THE FRENCH AIR BASE AT CASABLANCA. HE DIED IN 1943 WHEN HIS BOMBER CRASHED IN ALGERIA.