001. Native Son Jack Conger
Title
001. Native Son Jack Conger
Description
This is a framed tribute to Orient, Iowa native Captain Jack Conger was a U.S. Marine and flying ace during World War II. He was awarded the Navy Cross in November 1943 for shooting down eight enemy planes. In addition, after his ammunition had been e hausted during one aerialbattle, he rammed an emeny plane so it crashed. Armistice Day, 1944, he was skip-bombing a Jap destroyer with other members of the Death Dealers. His thousand-pounder made a direct hit and sank the already damaged enemy tin-can. During six weeks of the Guadal-canal campaign, Conger participated in the sinking of two
other enemy destroyers.
other enemy destroyers.
Publisher
Date
unknown
Contributor
Augustine, Frank
Rights
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Format
pdf
Type
document
Repository
Adair County Heritage Museum Complex
Repository Collection
Bank of Memories
Contact information.
Adair County Heritage Museum Complex - phone (641) 743-2232
File Name
Jack_Conger_0441_OCR.pdf
Digital item created
2017-07-10
Digital item modified
2017-10-05