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From 1929, except for a brief period as a Louisiana National Guardsman, Jack held a commission in either the regular Army or the Army Reserve until his military retirement in 1966. Jack's grandfather, Colonel William H. Jack, was a soldier and lawyer; an uncle, Robert Foster, was a career Army officer. In November 1940, following in their paths, Jack was named a captain and then a company commander, major, and lieutenant colonel in the redesigned 82nd Airborne Division. He became a battalion commander when the 82nd was dispatched to North Africa in 1943 as part of the [[Mediterranean]] Theater of Operations. He [[parachute]]d into [[Italy]] in the campaign to "soften up" the [[Fascist]] resistance. He also fought in [[Sicily]], [[England]], and [[Normandy]], [[France]],<ref name=bio/> in which he had been part of the glider assault that preceded the main invasion.<ref name=jackfindagrave/>

From 1929, except for a brief period as a Louisiana National Guardsman, Jack held a commission in either the regular Army or the Army Reserve until his military retirement in 1966. Jack's grandfather, Colonel William H. Jack, was a soldier and lawyer; an uncle, Robert Foster, was a career Army officer. In November 1940, following in their paths, Jack was named a captain and then a company commander, major, and lieutenant colonel in the redesigned 82nd Airborne Division. He became a battalion commander when the 82nd was dispatched to North Africa in 1943 as part of the [[Mediterranean]] Theater of Operations. He [[parachute]]d into [[Italy]] in the campaign to "soften up" the [[Fascist]] resistance. He also fought in [[Sicily]], [[England]], and [[Normandy]], [[France]],<ref name=bio/> in which he had been part of the glider assault that preceded the main invasion.<ref name=jackfindagrave/>

After Normandy, General Ridgway assumed command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, which was dispatched to the European Theater of Operations. By then a colonel, Jack fought in the [[Battle of the Bulge]] in [[Belgium]] and proceeded to the [[North Sea]]. In April 1945, Ridgway selected Jack to deliver under a flag of truce an ultimatum of surrender to German Field Marshal Walter Model (1891-1945), whose army was trapped in the Ruhr Valley. Ridgway compared Model's situation to that of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Robert E. Lee]] in 1865, when Lee surrendered to [[U.S. Grant]]. Unlike Lee, Model refused to surrender out of personal honor but instead discharged his troops and made then civilian prisoners of war and refugees before he took his own life. Jack returned to bring to notify General Ridgway that Model refusal to surrender.<ref name=jackfindagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jack&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1117&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24992428&df=all&

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|date=March 29, 2003</ref> After the fighting at Normandy, General Ridgway assumed command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, which was dispatched to the European Theater of Operations. By then a colonel, Jack fought in the [[Battle of the Bulge]] in [[Belgium]] and proceeded to the [[North Sea]]. In April 1945, Ridgway selected Jack to deliver under a flag of truce an ultimatum of surrender to German Field Marshal Walter Model (1891-1945), whose troops werer trapped in the Ruhr Valley. Ridgway compared Model's situation to that of [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Robert E. Lee]] in 1865, when Lee surrendered to [[U.S. Grant]]. Unlike Lee, Model refused to surrender out of personal honor but instead discharged his troops and made then civilian prisoners of war and refugees before he took his own life. Jack returned to bring to notify General Ridgway that Model refusal to surrender.<ref name=jackfindagrave>{{cite web|url=http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Jack&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=20&GScnty=1117&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=24992428&df=all&

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Jack received the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the [[Bronze Star]], the European Theatre of Operations Medal with six campaign stars, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Belgium War Cross with palms. In January 1946, Jack left active Army duty and returned to Shreveport to resume his law practice and serve in the Army Reserve. In April 1948, he was promoted to U.S. Army brigadier general. Thereafter, he was the division commander of the 95th Infantry Division Reserve over the three-state area of [[Arkansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and Louisiana. He was then named division commander of the 75th Infantry Division. In May 1955, Jack was promoted to his terminal position of major general. Two years later, he assumed command of the 75th Maneuver Area Command with headquarters in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, and a component group in Shreveport. Jack was affiliated with the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.<ref name=bio/>

Jack received the Legion of Merit with Oak Leaf Cluster, the [[Bronze Star]], the European Theatre of Operations Medal with six campaign stars, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Belgium War Cross with palms. In January 1946, Jack left active Army duty and returned to Shreveport to resume his law practice and serve in the Army Reserve. In April 1948, Jack was promoted to U.S. Army brigadier general. Thereafter, he was the division commander of the 95th Infantry Division Reserve over the three-state area of [[Arkansas]], [[Oklahoma]], and Louisiana. He was then named division commander of the 75th Infantry Division. In May 1955, Jack was promoted to his terminal position of major general. Two years later, he assumed command of the 75th Maneuver Area Command with headquarters in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Texas, and a component group in Shreveport. Jack was affiliated with the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.<ref name=bio/>

==Personal life==

==Personal life==