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John Edward "Jack" McCourt
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Bellingham, WA |
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Parents: Edward and Tena; Wife: Linda; Children: Bryan, Bartley, and Beth |
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Moore, MT |
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December 12, 1942 |
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462nd |
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Pilot |
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Flight crew |
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| Were you a POW? |
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No |
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No |
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After the war, he earned his BA at the University of Montana and began a 40-year career in the heavy construction business. With stops in Seattle, Delaware, the Tri-Cities, and the North Slope, he retired in 1989 from the Howard S. Wright Co. as cost supervisor on the Georgia Pacific job in Bellingham.
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Mr. McCourt passed away December 4, 2011.
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| Jack McCourt |
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