Jack Louis Haloupek
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Born 10 Apr 1924 in Belle Plaine, Benton, Iowa, to parents Frank Louis and Kathryn Bessie (Sevcik) Haloupek. He was the fifth of six children. Jack and his four brothers all served in the military; the youngest in Korea, and the rest in WWII.
Posing for GQ. or something.
As a teenager, Jack drove an ice delivery truck.
Jack Haloupek enlisted in the US Army on 21 Mar 1943, just before his 19th birthday. He was honorably discharged on 26 Nov 1946, with the rank of Tech Sgt, having served three years, eight months and five days. He joined the 10th Mountain Division (Ski Troops) because, being from Iowa, he had never skied, and wanted to try it. The 10th Mountain Division operated in the Italian Alps. After the war, he never wanted to ski again!
Center:
Camp Hale, Colorado
9200 feet
Left: reverse of the photo above.
Transcription:
Jack-probably thinking of home
The fellow with rolled sleeves is Simonsen, the co (cook?)
The fellow talking to him is Lt. Bronek (Bronski?)
Decorations: three Battle Stars, one Bronze Star, Expert Infantryman's Badge. One of the stars was awarded for a heroic effort in ferrying troops across the Po River, in a rowboat. He made many trips, with mortar shells landing in the water all around the small boat.
Jack (left) and his brother George (right)
Jack (right) and an Army buddy
I think that's Jack Haloupek on the right, with a cup of hot coffee or soup.
Acting goofy
Boot camp at Camp Hale
L: Mug shot, R: High school?
Is that Jack Haloupek or Norm Crosby?
Cornell College
Above: Check out the new car!
Left: Delivering a 200 lb ice block
Jack and Lois married in Elberon, Iowa, 7 Nov 1948
Lois and Jack in the 1980s, Springfield, MO
After the war, Jack Haloupek married Lois Posekany, and they had three children. Lois was a nurse, and Jack was a personnel manager. They both loved the Ozarks, and Jack enjoyed wood carving and crocheting. Jack passed away on 3 Feb 1994, in Springfield, MO.
Thank you for your service, Dad!
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Updated on 29 Jan 2023 by William Haloupek. Contact haloupek at gmail dot com.