Jack enlisted in 1943 with the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17 years with his father's permission.
In 1944, Jack served in Co. B of the First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima. He was wounded during the battle for Iwo Jima and earned a purple heart.
During the war, he was nicknamed "Swede" and many people knew him by that name. The family called him "Jack".
After the war, he worked as a lineman for the telephone company in northern Wisconsin.
He was married in 1952 and had eight children.
In 1944, Jack served in Co. B of the First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima. He was wounded during the battle for Iwo Jima and earned a purple heart.
During the war, he was nicknamed "Swede" and many people knew him by that name. The family called him "Jack".
After the war, he worked as a lineman for the telephone company in northern Wisconsin.
He was married in 1952 and had eight children.
Jack enlisted in 1943 with the U.S. Marine Corps at age 17 years with his father's permission.
In 1944, Jack served in Co. B of the First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima. He was wounded during the battle for Iwo Jima and earned a purple heart.
During the war, he was nicknamed "Swede" and many people knew him by that name. The family called him "Jack".
After the war, he worked as a lineman for the telephone company in northern Wisconsin.
He was married in 1952 and had eight children.
In 1944, Jack served in Co. B of the First Battalion of the 28th Marines on Iwo Jima. He was wounded during the battle for Iwo Jima and earned a purple heart.
During the war, he was nicknamed "Swede" and many people knew him by that name. The family called him "Jack".
After the war, he worked as a lineman for the telephone company in northern Wisconsin.
He was married in 1952 and had eight children.
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