Jack W. Rickard
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Army
Photo 1: left to right: Orren Ersom, Jack Rickard, Clarence Anderson
Jack W. Rickard entered the Army on Nov. 25, 1940.
He was a 1st Lieutenant with the Headquarters Battery, 125th Field Artillery Battalion, 34th Infantry Division.
He was killed in action by machine gun fire on April 28, 1943 on Hill 609 in North Africa.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 266.
