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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jack Thomas Whitaker, Sr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Holmes County, Florida

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED FROM 1939-40 IN THE MARINE CORPS HONOR GUARD DETACHMENT AT THE NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR. SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A SPECIAL COURIER TO AN AMERICAN EMBASSY. LATER SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER. CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR UNTIL HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE MARINE CORPS WITH THE RANK OF FIRST SERGEANT.