An avid fisherman, Jack packed his fishing rod w mission supplies. When officer in charge told Jack he was not permitted to jump w a fishing rod, Jack responded it was an antenna disguised to look like a fly rod.
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Jack received Croix de Guerre from the French for his wartime service & was awarded the Bronze Star Medal from
@USARMY Commander for meritorious service in direct support of combat operations.pic.twitter.com/u5LOGvw20t
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Jack was released from
@USArmy in November 1945. He flew to Cuba to visit his father, then to Utah to ski w Gary Cooper & Clark Gable. He enrolled@umontana, although he never graduated. But while in Missoula, he decided one day he would settle down in the mountains out west.pic.twitter.com/rwq4KYkRh7
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Jack married Byra Whittlesey in Paris, France on June 25, 1949. Julia Child, another
#OSS veteran (http://1.usa.gov/1gqDnkN ), was maid-of-honor. They had 3 children. Jack worked as a stockbroker & then as a fishing supply salesman.pic.twitter.com/ypoj5b1AJw
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In 1967, Jack retired & moved to Ketchum, Idaho, his father's last home & burial place. There he taught languages, pursued his passion for fly fishing, & wrote two autobiographical books. Jack died on December 1, 2000, at age 77. http://bit.ly/2B1OwEm
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