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TRIMBLE, JACK R.
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Name: Jack R. Trimble
Rank/Branch: O2/United States Air Force, pilot
Unit: 13th TFS
Date of Birth: 1 September 1947
Home City of Record: Sumpter SC
Date of Loss: 27 December 1972
Country of Loss: North Vietnam
Loss Coordinates: 203100 North 1053200 East
Status (in 1973): Returnee
Category:
Aircraft/Vehicle/Ground: F4E
Missions: 99 North Vietnam 186 Total
Other Personnel in Incident: Carl Jefcoat, returnee
Source: Compiled by P.O.W. NETWORK from one or more of the following: raw
data from U.S. Government agency sources, correspondence with POW/MIA
families, published sources, interviews. 2023
REMARKS: 730329 RELEASED BY DRV
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Jack Trimble retired from the United States Air Force as a Lt. Colonel. He
and his wife reside in Tennessee.
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Jan 27 1998
Fernando Alexander has some nice things to say about a fellow POW:
Dear Mac,
This past week just got me to thinking. The end to the Madden
testimonial reminded me of the little things done for one another
might have been very meaningful to the recipient. I want to tell you
of my experience while the preformer is still kicking. Jack Trimble
is my hero. Jack was the sneakiest POW I knew. He used to visit
other buildings in the Zoo carrying messages and getting news. He
even snuck into the office of one of the prison administrators,
retrieved some undelivered mail about two years old and delivered it
to the rightful owner. Jack was our code man. He was one of the people
that kept our morale up and sanity in tact. I pass this on in hope
that it will be the first in a long series of accollades for the
living to receive and know that their services were appreciated.
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/28002
More info: http://veterantributes.org/TributeDetail.php?recordID=1828