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Jack Dower
Jack Dower was born in Cornwall, England on May 3, 1919. Raised and educated in Hartford, Connecticut, he entered the U.S. Army in June 1943. As a member of "L" Company, 179th Infa...view moreJack Dower was born in Cornwall, England on May 3, 1919. Raised and educated in Hartford, Connecticut, he entered the U.S. Army in June 1943. As a member of "L" Company, 179th Infantry, he saw combat first in North Africa, then at the Battle of Anzio, where he was captured by the Germans.
Liberated in 1945 after a harrowing forced march across Germany, he traveled to Cornwall and had an experience that would forever change his life. On his return to Connecticut, he raised a family and embarked on a distinguished career in marketing and exporting.view less