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WWII Veteran Jack Fletcher, A Hometown Hero - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock
SPUR, TX (KCBD) -
This Wednesday KCBD would like to honor World War II veteran Jack Fletcher as this week's "Hometown Hero". Jack has traveled across the world and now lives in Australia, but a special ceremony in his hometown of Spur, Texas brought him back 70 years after the war.
Born in 1925 in Spur, Jack moved with his family to another town. Just a teen, in 1941 Jack's parents were both killed in a tragic car accident. He and his siblings moved back to Spur to live with their grandparents.
A few years had passed, and Jack was nearing the end of his senior year at Spur High School… but his graduation would have to wait. "Oh man, me and my three brothers all volunteered as quickly as we could," said Jack. Before he could even finish school he enlisted with several of his buddies to go fight in World War II.