SCHACK, Frank Fairfowl Jr.

1917 - 2003  (85 years)

• Name	SCHACK, Frank Fairfowl
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	31 Jul 1917  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	SCHA.F002
  _FGRAVE	128156070
  Military Service	World War II, Hospital Apprentice Second Class, United States Navy  [1, 3]
  	With a degree in physical education and biology, he entered the Navy on March 1, 1945. He was trained as a Hospital Apprentice at the Great Lakes Training Center and the San Diego Naval Hospital. After training, he was stationed at the Memphis Naval Hospital working in surgery. As a citizen, he loved serving the Navy and as an athlete, he enjoyed participating in official Navy baseball and basketball programs over the span of his tour of duty. Discharged as a Hospital Apprentice 2nd Class on April 4, 1946. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=916644
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		Frank Schack
  		World War II Honoree, Schack, Frank (1917-2003)
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	4 Apr 2003	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Kirk Cemetery, Ina, Jefferson County, Illinois   [1, 2, 4]
  Person ID	I26940	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	22 May 2023

  
  

  Family	Winchester, Mildred L. 'Billie',   b. 28 Aug 1917, Illinois d. 13 Feb 2002, Warrenton, Warren County, Missouri (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Schack, J.
  Family ID	F11588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Kirk Cemetery, Ina, Jefferson County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  The Herald & Review, Decatur, Illinois, April 6, 2003 CLAY CITY - Frank F. Schack Jr., 85, Clay City, died Friday (April 4, 2003). Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City. Visitation: 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Monday, Kirk Cemetery, Ina.

  
  

• Sources

  [S15645] findagrave.com, Headstone, Frank F. Schack Jr., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128156070/frank-fairfowl-schack), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15646] findagrave.com, Headstone, Schack, Frank F. and Mildred ((Billie) L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128156070/frank-fairfowl-schack), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15647] World War II Honoree, Frank Schack, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=916644) (Reliability: 2). [S15644] findagrave.com, Obituary, Frank F. Schack Jr., 85, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128156070/frank-fairfowl-schack), none. (Reliability: 2).