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What happened Jack Werner?
After the Battle of Kwajalein and Battle of Leyte Gulf, Werner participated in Battle of Okinawa and after the war ended, he retired to live with his re-united wife and had 3 children. He died on July 17, 2011.
Why did Jack Werner flee his homeland?
His real name is Hans Werner, but when he arrives in America he changes it to Jack. “Hans just sounded far too German, and I certainly didn’t want that.” Jack enlists in the U.S. Army months before Pearl Harbor, determined to fight the fascism that forced him from his home.
Who was Jack Werner?
Retired 1st Sergeant Hans “Jack” Werner (born in Vienna, Austria, voiced by Justin Bartha) is a retired Austrian American member of the 7th Infantry Division, 13th Combat Engineers of the H and S Company, a division of the Army.
What is the nickname for the generation of Americans who lived through WWII that Jack Werner describes?
The Lost Generation was the social generational cohort that was in early adulthood during World War I.
Who narrates ww2 in HD?
Gary Sinise
Performance Credits
Gary Sinise | Narrator |
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Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe | Voice Only |
LL Cool J | Voice Only |
Josh Lucas | Voice Only |
Steve Zahn | Voice Only |
When was WWII in HD made?
November 15, 2009
WWII in HD/First episode date
How many ww2 veterans are still alive?
5 days ago
The Second World War Due to it being much more recent than the First World War, thousands of veterans from the 1940s war are still alive today. According to US Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 240,329 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are alive in 2021..
When did Portugal join ww2?
1939
At the start of World War II in 1939, the Portuguese Government announced on 1 September that the 550-year-old Anglo-Portuguese Alliance remained intact, but since the British did not seek Portuguese assistance, Portugal was free to remain neutral in the war and would do so.
What’s before the Lost generation?
Generally speaking, the Greatest Generation are the parents of the “Baby Boomers” and are the children of the “Lost Generation” (those who grew up during or came of age during World War I). They preceded what is known as the “Silent Generation,” a cohort born between the mid-1920s to the early-to-mid 1940s.
What is next to Gen Alpha?
That is why the generations today each span 15 years with Generation Y (Millennials) born from 1980 to 1994; Generation Z from 1995 to 2009 and Generation Alpha from 2010 to 2024. So it follows that Generation Beta will be born from 2025 to 2039.
Is Jack Yusen still alive?
Jack was born on April 11, 1926 and passed away peacefully in Burien, WA on October 10, 2016. During WWII, Jack served in the Navy and was a survivor of the USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, sunk in action during the battle of Leyte Gulf, October 25, 1944.