Eckert, John Prosper "Jack", Colonel, 1894-1966

Scrapbook chronicling Jack Eckert’s service in Burmese theater during WWII under General Joseph Stilwell. Binding embossed Volume V, John P. Eckert and marked 1957 – . (Family consolidated material in one scrapbook, removing personal materials.). Some material on service in European theater, 1945.

The John “Jack” Eckert Scrapbook collection contains materials that relate to Col. John Eckert’s military service in World War I, World War II, and Korea, as well as information on other members of the Eckert family. This collection is particularly of interest to researchers studying American military history in the twentieth century.