Jerald D. Slack
Birth name (1936-02-14) February 14, 1936
AllegianceUnited States
ServiceAir National Guard
Years of service1959-1996
RankMajor General
Awards
  • Legion of Merit
  • Meritorious Service Medal
  • Air Force Commendation Medal
  • Army Commendation Medal
  • Air Force Achievement Medal
  • Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster
  • Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
  • Combat Readiness Medal
  • National Defense Service Medal with service star
  • Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two hourglass devices
  • Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star
  • Air Force Training Ribbon

Jerald D. Slack (born February 14, 1936) is a retired major general in the United States Air National Guard and former Adjutant General of Wisconsin.

Biography

Slack graduated high school in Pekin, Illinois.[1] Later he would attend Purdue University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Bradley University.

He is married to Sherill Slack, with whom he had three children.[2][3] His son, who served in the Air Force, died in 2012.[4]

Career

Slack originally enlisted in the Illinois Air National Guard in 1959. He would transfer to the Wisconsin Air National Guard in 1961 and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Slack would acquire more than 3,200 hours flying in a Cessna T-37 Tweet, Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star, Northrop F-89 Scorpion, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, Cessna O-2 Skymaster, Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, and the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. He was promoted to Major General of August 3, 1990 and his retirement was effective as of February 13, 1996, the day before his 60th birthday.[5][6][7]

Awards he has received include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster, the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award, the Combat Readiness Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with service star, the Air Force Longevity Service Award with silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with two hourglass devices, the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon with service star, and the Air Force Training Ribbon.

References

  1. "Major General Jerald D. Slack". Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-08-09.
  2. "Sherill Cordts and Jerry Slack at a dance". The Pantagraph. 3 December 1956. p. 10. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  3. Gribble, Roger (14 July 1991). "Slack is pleased with Guard role". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 30. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  4. "Slack, Major John Cordts". Wisconsin State Journal. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  5. Pommer, Matt (27 November 1989). "Governor names Guard chief". The Capital Times. p. 18. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  6. Gribble, Roger (10 February 1992). "State Guard cuts likely to be modest". Wisconsin State Journal. p. 1. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  7. "Guard leader retiring soon". The Journal Times. 25 October 1995. p. 11. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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