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This is the final portion of Jack’s story. Immediately following the torpedo that blew the bow off the St. Louis, Jack sustains an injury from the blast that snapped ropes and sent equipment flying across the deck onto sailors. Jack is nowhere to be found, and a crewmember reports him to be swept off the deck! Yet it was providence that Jack and I sit here today, discussing another fight-the battle to obtain his purple heart. It is frustrating to hear that others have received this award for lesser things, including working overtime, hurting ones shoulder when driving a jeep into a river, etc. Jack turns 102 in May of 2022, and I pray that he will receive the award due his valiance.