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==Background==

==Background==

Jack's father, George W. Jack, Sr.,, a native of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, was from 1917 to 1924 a U. S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana; his brother, Wellborn Jack (1907-1991), was from 1940 to 1964 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012: Caddo Parish|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref> In World War II, Jack was a G-2 Intelligence Officer on the staff of [[General]] Matthew B. Ridgway.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/jack/messages/915.html|title=Jack 1730, Ireland to North Carolina, March 29, 2003|publisher=genforum.genealogy.com|accessdate=July 29, 2013}}</ref> From 1952 to 1960, he was the commander of the 75th Infantry Division of the  Army Reserve.

Jack's father, George W. Jack, Sr.,, a native of [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], Louisiana, was from 1917 to 1924 a U. S. District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana; his younger brother, Wellborn Jack (1907-1991), was from 1940 to 1964 a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2012: Caddo Parish|publisher=house.louisiana.gov|accessdate=March 25, 2015}}</ref>  

Jack graduated from the former Shreveport High School, prior to the opening of Clifton Ellis  Byrd High School, and attended [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College  in Shreveport, at which he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. In 1928, he graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point, [[New York]]. He received a bachelor's degree and an Army commission as a second lieutenant. He then spent one year in the 9th Infantry Regiment at Fort Sam Houston in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]].<ref name=bio/>

Jack graduated from the former Shreveport High School, prior to the opening of Clifton Ellis  Byrd High School, and attended [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College  in Shreveport, at which he was a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. In 1928, he graduated from the [[United States Military Academy]] at West Point, [[New York]]. He received a bachelor's degree and an Army commission as a second lieutenant. He then spent one year in the 9th Infantry Regiment at Fort Sam Houston in [[San Antonio]], [[Texas]].<ref name=bio/>