World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Jack Robert Rankin
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Burkburnett, Texas
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS MINNEAPOLIS CA-36, ADVANCED BASE AVIATION TRAINING UNIT, SCOUT OBSERVATION SERVICE UNIT 1, NAVY SHORE-BASED SCOUTING SQUADRON VS-71, SCOUT OBSERVATION SERVICE UNIT 3, NAVY TORPEDO BOMBER SQUADRON VT-25, VT-38, ABOARD USS KULA GULF CVE-108, CARRIER AIRCRAFT SERVICE UNIT 5 AND NAVAL AIR TECHNICAL TRAINING CENTER PATUXENT RIVER, MARYLAND. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.