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Jack Blanco – Interned In Germany During Wwii, Vance Gentry
Jack Blanco – Interned In Germany During Wwii, Vance Gentry
World War II
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Jack Blanco: World War Ii Survivor, Rosalba Valera
Jack Blanco: World War Ii Survivor, Rosalba Valera
World War II
Jack Blanco was born in Chicago in 1929 from immigrant parents Frederick Ross, from Austria, and Katherine Kiessling, from Germany. During the planning of the wedding, Jack Blanco’s father left his mother Katherine, she was already pregnant. Due to this circumstance, he was raised by his single mother, who worked in sweatshops and he was the only child growing up. He was left with various babysitters who he claims abused him during his mother’s absence. His life changed forever at the age of ten when he and his mother decided to visit his grandparents in Germany.
Jack Blanco’s experience during …