Jack Newkirk
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 82 years ago |
Date of birth | October 15,1913 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | New York |
United States | |
Date of died | March 24,1942 |
Died | Chiang Mai |
Thailand | |
Other name | Scarsdale Jack |
Places of burial | The Church of St. James the Less, Scarsdale, New York, United States |
Scarsdale, New York, United States | |
Battles and wars | World War II |
China Burma India Theater | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1909004 |
Jack Newkirk Life story
John Van Kuren "Scarsdale Jack" Newkirk was a United States naval aviator and squadron leader with the 1st American Volunteer Group, also known as the Flying Tigers, who may have led the first American offensive mission of World War II.