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Widowsky, Jack

  • Conflict(s): World War II
  • Military Branch & Unit: Air Force
  • Theater(s): Pacific
  • Widowsky, Jack
  • Field(s) of Study: High School/Secondary Diplomas And Certificates
  • Occupations: Military Specific, Sales and Related
  • Links to Oral History Sessions: Widowsky, Jack Part 1 (October 28, 2014)
    Widowsky, Jack Part 2 (December 12, 2014)

Description:

Jack Widowsky was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1922. Jack joined the Air Force in 1940 and served as a second lieutenant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was a navigator on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bomb missions. After World War II, Jack had a long career as a salesman.